Cuticular hydrocarbons as queen adoption cues in the invasive Argentine ant

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1249-1256

  Vásquez, Gissella M ^a   Schal, Coby ^a   Silverman, Jules ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Intraspecific aggression; Linepithema humile; Nestmate recognition; Non nestmate queen adoption

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BIOASSAY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INTEGUMENT; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CUES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HEXAPODA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 44349186140     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.017301     Document Type: Article

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