Chemical communication in mating behaviour of the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): 3-Ethyl-4-methylpentanol as a critical component of the queen sex pheromone

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-143

  Castracani, C ^a   Tamarri, V ^a   Grasso, D A ^a   Le Moli, F ^a   Palla, G ^a   Millar, J G ^b   Francke, W ^c   Mori, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 ethyl 4 methylpentanol; Enantiomer; Methyl 6 methylsalicylate; Polyergus rufescens; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; ANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL CUE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEX PHEROMONE;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; POLYERGUS BREVICEPS; POLYERGUS RUFESCENS;

EID: 44449169284     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-0981-x     Document Type: Article

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