Juvenile hormone III influences task-specific cuticular hydrocarbon profile changes in the ant Myrmicaria eumenoides

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 167-181

  Lengyel, F ^a   Westerlund, S A ^a   Kaib, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cuticular hydrocarbons; Division of labor; Juvenile hormone; Social insects; Task

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; JUVENILE HORMONE III; SESQUITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; HORMONE; HYDROCARBON; JUVENILE; LABOR DIVISION; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEMOLYMPH; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEMOLYMPH; HYDROCARBONS; SESQUITERPENES;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYRMICARIA;

EID: 33845789541     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9185-x     Document Type: Article

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