Chemical warfare among invaders: A detoxification interaction facilitates an ant invasion

Science

Volumn 343, Issue 6174, 2014, Pages 1014-1017

  LeBrun, Edward G ^a   Jones, Nathan T ^a   Gilbert, Lawrence E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; INSECTICIDE; VENOM; ANT VENOM; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANT; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DETOXIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SECRETION; VENOM;

ANT; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONFLICT; DETOXIFICATION; ECOLOGY; EXOCRINE GLAND; FORAGER; NONHUMAN; NYLANDERIA FULVA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPODA; PARATRECHINA LONGICORNIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANT VENOMS; ANTS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FORMATES;

EID: 84896733053     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1245833     Document Type: Article

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