Two pathways ensuring social harmony

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 627-636

  Konrad, Matthias ^b   Pamminger, Tobias ^a   Foitzik, Susanne ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ants; Chemical communication; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Dominance interactions; Fertility signalling; Reproductive division of labour; Social insects

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CHEMICAL CUE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DOMINANCE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); QUEEN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; OVARY;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; TEMNOTHORAX LONGISPINOSUS;

EID: 84866244940     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-012-0943-z     Document Type: Article

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