Mating is associated with immediate changes of the hydrocarbon profile of Leptothorax gredleri ant queens

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 624-628

  Oppelt, Angelika ^a   Heinze, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical signalling; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Hymenoptera; Sexual communication

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANT; CHEMICAL CUE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COPULATION; CUTICLE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON; MATING BEHAVIOR; QUEEN; SIGNALING;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOTHORAX GREDLERI;

EID: 67349204368     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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