Oily substances from gastral intersegmental glands of the ant Pachycondyla tridenta (Ponerinae): Lack of pheromone function in tandem running and antibiotic effects but further evidence for lubricative function

Chemoecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-12

  Attygalle, Athlua B ^a   Jessen, Karla ^b   Bestmann, Hans Jürgen ^c   Buschinger, Alfred ^b   Maschwitz, Ulrich ^d  

^a and Materials Science Center   (United States)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Gaster intersegmental glands; Hymenoptera; Lubricants; Pachycondyla tridentata; Secretion; Tandem running

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442679727     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01240632     Document Type: Article

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