Chemical Signature and Reproductive Status in the Facultatively Polygynous ant Pachycondyla Verenae

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1441-1449

  Evison, Sophie E F ^a,b   Ferreira, Ronara S ^a   D'Ettorre, Patrizia ^a   Fresneau, Dominique ^a   Poteaux, Chantal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotaxonomy; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Fertility signal; Morphospecies

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ANT; CHEMOTAXONOMY; COLONY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HYDROCARBON; MORPHOLOGY; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SIGNAL;

HEXAPODA; PACHYCONDYLA;

EID: 84870565342     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-012-0195-6     Document Type: Article

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