Queen regulates biogenic amine level and nestmate recognition in workers of the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1155-1158

  Vander Meer, Robert K ^a   Preston, Catherine A ^a   Hefetz, Abraham ^b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aggression; Dopamine; Formicidae; Modulation; Octopamine

Indexed keywords

OCTOPAMINE;

AGGRESSION; ANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSPECIFIC; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; PHEROMONE; QUEEN; SOCIAL INSECT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; WORKER CASTE;

AGGRESSION; ANT; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEES; BIOGENIC AMINES; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; OCTOPAMINE; PHEROMONES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APIS MELLIFERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 54349095585     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-008-0432-6     Document Type: Article

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