Functional subcaste discrimination (foragers and brood-tenders) in the ant Camponotus vagus scop.: polymorphism of cuticular hydrocarbon patterns

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1993, Pages 1461-1477

  Bonavita Cougourdan, Annie ^a,b   Clement, Jean Luc ^a   Lange, Catherine ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Ants; cuticular hydrocarbons; polyethism; worker subcastes discrimination

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250082901     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00984890     Document Type: Article

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