Gastral exocrine products of a myrmicine ant strongly overlap pygidial gland products of Dolichoderinae

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-308

  Davidson, D W ^a   Clark, D A ^b,c   Jones, T H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinidine; Cyclopentanoid monoterpenes; Iridoids; Pheidole biconstricta; Pygidial gland

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY;

DOLICHODERINAE; FORMICIDAE; MYRMICINAE; PHEIDOLE BICONSTRICTA;

EID: 28544448217     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0810-4     Document Type: Article

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