Perceptual differences in trail-following leaf-cutting ants relate to body size

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1233-1241

  Kleineidam, C J ^a   Rossler W ^a   Holldobler B ^a,b   Roces, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloethism; Chemical communication; Division of labor; Pheromone; Task allocation

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY SIZE; CHEMICAL CUE; COLONY; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; CONSPECIFIC; LABOR DIVISION; PERCEPTION; PHEROMONE; POLYMORPHISM; SIZE EFFECT;

ATTA; ATTA SEXDENS; ATTA VOLLENWEIDERI;

EID: 35448965545     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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