The evolution of queen pheromones in the ant genus Lasius

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1549-1558

  Holman, L ^a,b   Lanfear, R ^b   D'Ettorre, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Cuticular hydrocarbons; Fertility signal; Phylogenetic analysis; Worker sterility

Indexed keywords

3,7,11,15 TETRAMETHYLHENTRIACONTANE; 3,7,11,15-TETRAMETHYLHENTRIACONTANE; ALKANE; HYDROCARBON; PHEROMONE;

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FECUNDITY; GENETIC VARIATION; INSECT; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PHEROMONE; PHYLOGENETICS; QUEEN; SIGNALING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CUTICULAR HYDROCARBONS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILITY SIGNAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORKER STERILITY;

CUTICULAR HYDROCARBONS; FERTILITY SIGNAL; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; WORKER STERILITY;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; ANTS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HYDROCARBONS; PHEROMONES; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HEXAPODA; LASIUS;

EID: 84880701107     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12162     Document Type: Article

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