Serotonin modulates worker responsiveness to trail pheromone in the ant Pheidole dentata

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-227

  Muscedere, Mario L ^a,b   Johnson, Natalie ^a,c   Gillis, Brendan C ^a,d   Kamhi, J Frances ^a   Traniello, James F A ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral development; Foraging; Neuromodulation; Pheromonal communication; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA-METHYLTRYPTOPHAN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; N METHYLTRYPTOPHAN; PHEROMONE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANTS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; NEURONS; PHEROMONES; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 84857455218     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-011-0701-2     Document Type: Article

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