Genetics, behaviour and chemical recognition of the invading ant Pheidole megacephala

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-199

  Fournier, Denis ^a   De Biseau, Jean Christophe ^a   Aron, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Genetic structure; Invasive ant; Pheidole megacephala; Unicoloniality

Indexed keywords

LIPID; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANTS; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; LIPIDS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

FORMICIDAE; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA;

EID: 58249113917     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04018.x     Document Type: Article

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