Early learning of volatile chemical cues leads to interspecific recognition between two ant species

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-122

  Errard, C ^a   Guisquet, A M Le ^a   Christides J P ^a   Mercier, J L ^a   Lenoir, A ^a   Hefetz, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dufour's gland; Early learning; Formica selysi; Formicidae; Interspecific tolerance; Manica rubida; Undecane; Volatile chemicals

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANT; CHEMICAL CUE; CUTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LEARNING; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; RECOGNITION; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

FORMICA SELYSI; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; MANICA RUBIDA;

EID: 44449155306     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-0979-4     Document Type: Article

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