Food collection and response to pheromones in an ant species exposed to electromagnetic radiation

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 315-332

  Cammaerts, Marie Claire ^a   Rachidi, Zoheir ^a   Bellens, François ^a   De Doncker, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alarm pheromone; Area marking; Food collection; Myrmica sabuleti; Trail pheromone

Indexed keywords

ALARM PHEROMONES; AREA MARKING; FOOD COLLECTIONS; MYRMICA SABULETI; TRAIL PHEROMONE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION;

HORMONES;

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; DRUG EFFECTS; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; PHEROMONES;

EID: 84883166344     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2012.712877     Document Type: Article

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