Behavioral and olfactory antennal responses of Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) workers to their dufour gland secretion

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-136

  Brindis, Yolanda ^a   Lachaud, Jean P ^a,b   Gómez, Benigno Gómez ^a   Rojas, Julio C ^a   Malo, Edi A ^a   Cruz López, Leopoldo ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

Electroantennography; Trail following behavior

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA;

EID: 45349091111     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2008000200004     Document Type: Article

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