Trail pheromones of ants

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-17

  David Morgan, E ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Chemical identification; Exocrine glands; Odour perception; Recruitment; Stereobiology; Trail pheromone

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENTOMOLOGY; ODOR; PERCEPTION; PHEROMONE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); WORKER CASTE;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 60349109390     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00658.x     Document Type: Review

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