Polyethism and nestmate recognition in the alarm reaction of Atta leaf-cutting ants

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-42

  Veloso Francelino, Márcio R ^a   De Lima Mendonça, Adriana ^a   Do Nascimento, Ruth R ^a   De Mendonça, Fernando A C ^a   Da Silva, Edleide L ^a   De Freitas, Maria Do Rosário T ^a   Cabral Jr , Cyro R ^a   Da Silva, Carlos Eduardo ^a   Ribeiro, José H S ^a   Santana, Antônio Euzébio G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alarm pheromone; Atta opaciceps; Atta sexdens sexdens; Leaf cutting ants; Mandibular gland; Nestmate recognition

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LABORATORY METHOD; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; PHEROMONE; POLYETHISM; WORKER CASTE;

ATTA; ATTA OPACICEPS; ATTA SEXDENS SEXDENS;

EID: 38949204908     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2007.00598.x     Document Type: Article

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