Hydrocarbons on Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) Middens Guide Foragers to the Nest

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 514-524

  Sturgis, Shelby J ^a   Greene, Michael J ^b   Gordon, Deborah M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical ecology; Foraging behavior; Homing; Hydrocarbons; Pogonomyrmex barbatus

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; COLONY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CUTICLE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOMING BEHAVIOR; HYDROCARBON; MIDDEN; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; PEBBLE; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYDROCARBONS;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; POGONOMYRMEX BARBATUS;

EID: 79956020514     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-011-9947-y     Document Type: Article

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