Preimaginal and Adult Experience Modulates the Thermal Response Behavior of Ants

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 1897-1902

  Weidenmüller, Anja ^a   Mayr, Christina ^a   Kleineidam, Christoph Johannes ^a   Roces, Flavio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

CAMPONOTUS RUFIPES; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70450189825     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.08.059     Document Type: Article

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