Trail-following pheromones in basal termites, with special reference to Mastotermes darwiniensis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1960-1977

  Sillam Dussès, David ^a   Sémon, Etienne ^b   Lacey, Michael J ^c   Robert, Alain ^a   Lenz, Michael ^c   Bordereau, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

(E) 2,6,10 trimethyl 5,9 undecadien 1 ol; Chemical communication; Foraging behavior; Phylogeny; Porotermes adamsoni; Sternal gland; Stolotermes victoriensis

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; PHEROMONE;

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHEROMONE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TERMITE; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ISOPTERA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS; ISOPTERA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHEROMONES;

ISOPTERA; KALOTERMITIDAE; MASTOTERMES DARWINIENSIS; MASTOTERMITIDAE; POROTERMES ADAMSONI; RHINOTERMITIDAE; STOLOTERMES; STOLOTERMITINAE; TERMITIDAE; TERMOPSIDAE; TERMOPSINAE;

EID: 35348920108     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9363-5     Document Type: Article

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