Comparative study of the cuticular hydrocarbon in queens, workers and males of Ectatomma vizottoi (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) by Fourier transform-infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 492-499

  Antonialli Jr , W F ^a   Lima, S M ^a   Andrade, L H C ^a   Suarez Y R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Castes; Cuticular hydrocarbon; Ectatomma vizottoi; Infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; HYDROCARBON;

ANIMAL CASTE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CUTICLE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECTATOMMA VIZOTTOI; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; HYMENOPTERA; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; QUEEN (INSECT); SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WORKER (INSECT);

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHEROMONES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

ECTATOMMA VIZOTTOI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 36049038506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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