Hydrocarbons in the ant Lasius niger: From the cuticle to the nest and home range marking

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 913-921

  Lenoir, Alain ^a   Depickère, Stéphanie ^b,c   Devers, Séverine ^a   Christidès, Jean Philippe ^a   Detrain, Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios de Salud Bolivia   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Ants; Hydrocarbons; Nest odor; Nestmate recognition; Territorial marking

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HOMING BEHAVIOR; HYDROCARBONS; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 75649093408     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9669-6     Document Type: Article

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