Postmating changes in cuticular chemistry and visual appearance in Ectatomma tuberculatum queens (Formicidae: Ectatomminae)

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-60

  Hora, Riviane R ^a,c   Ionescu Hirsh, Armin ^b   Simon, Tovit ^b   Delabie, Jacques ^c   Robert, Jacques ^d   Fresneau, Dominique ^a   Hefetz, Abraham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Ant; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Fertility cue; Wax coat

Indexed keywords

HEPTACOSANE; HYDROCARBON; NONACOSANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANT; CHEMICAL CUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUTICLE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); HYDROCARBON; MORPHOLOGY; QUEEN; SOCIAL INSECT; WAX;

ANT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECTATOMMA TUBERCULATUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MATING; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; CUES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; ODORS; OVIPOSITION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

ECTATOMMA TUBERCULATUM; ECTATOMMINAE; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 36649007199     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-007-0287-2     Document Type: Article

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