Preferences and differences in the trail pheromone of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 553-558

  Morgan, E David ^a   Keegans, Sarah J ^a   Tits, Jozef ^b   Wenseleers, Tom ^b   Billen, Johan ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atta sexdens sexdens; Caste differences; Colony specificity; Dufour gland; Formicidae; Pheromone concentration; Trail pheromone; Trail width; Venom gland

Indexed keywords

ANT; CASTE; COLONY; PHEROMONE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

ATTA; ATTA SEXDENS SEXDENS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33748313454     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.075     Document Type: Article

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