Antennal olfactory sensitivity in response to task-related odours of three castes of the ant Atta mexicana (hymenoptera: formicidae)

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 353-360

  López Riquelme, Germán Octavio ^a   Malo, Edi A ^b   Cruz López, Leopoldo ^b   Fanjul Moles, María Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ants; Caste specialization; Division of labour; Electroantennogram; Odourants; Olfaction

Indexed keywords

ANT; ANTENNA; ODOR; OLFACTION; SOLDIER CASTE;

ATTA MEXICANA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33751008042     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2006.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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