Intra- and interspecific variation of cuticular hydrocarbon composition in two Ectatomma species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 559-566

  Antonialli Jr , W F ^a   Suarez Y R ^a   Izida, T ^a   Andrade, L H C ^a   Lima, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cuticular hydrocarbon; Ectatomma; Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic; Interspecific variation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CUTICLE; ECTATOMMA BRUNNEUM; ECTATOMMA VIZOTTOI; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY;

ECTATOMMA; ECTATOMMA BRUNNEUM; ECTATOMMA VIZOTTOI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 47949083400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol7-2gmr454     Document Type: Article

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