Egg marking in the facultatively queenless ant Gnamptogenys striatula: The source and mechanism

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 727-736

  Lommelen, E ^a   Johnson, C A ^b   Drijfhout, F P ^c   Billen, J ^a   Gobin, B ^d  

^a Zoological Institute   (Belgium)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Pcfruit Research   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abdominal brush; Egg marking; Gnamptogenys striatula; Hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ANT; ANTAGONISM; CHEMICAL CUE; EGG; HYDROCARBON; MARKING METHOD; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

GNAMPTOGENYS STRIATULA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 41949096892     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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