Dear Enemy Phenomenon in the Ant Ectatomma brunneum (Formicidae: Ectatomminae): Chemical Signals Mediate Intraspecific Agressive Interactions

Dear Enemy Phenomenon in the Ant Ectatomma brunneum (Formicidae: Ectatomminae): Chemical Signals Mediate Intraspecific Agressive Interactions

The integrity of ant colonies depends exclusively on social relationships between their individuals, especially the ability of communication between group members, which is mainly mediated through chemical signals. Another important feature of ant behavior is territory defense, since they need to ga...

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Main Authors: Márlon César Pereira, Ellen Liciane Barbosa Firmino, Rafaella Caroline Bernardi, Luan Dias Lima, Ingrid de Carvalho Guimarães, Claudia Andrea Lima Cardoso, William Fernando Antonialli Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2019-08-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
aggressiveness
behavior
cuticular hydrocarbons
gas chromatography
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/3554

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