Nest-area marking with faeces: A chemical signature that allows colony-level recognition in seed harvesting ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-44

  Grasso, D A ^a   Sledge, M F ^b   Le Moli, F ^a   Mori, A ^a   Turillazzi, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Faecal spots; Hydrocarbons; Messor capitatus; Nestmate recognition

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; RECOGNITION;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MESSOR CAPITATUS;

EID: 20844440969     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-004-0762-0     Document Type: Article

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