Intraspecific Variation of the Composition of Linear Alkanes in Social Wasp Mischocyttarus consimilis

Intraspecific Variation of the Composition of Linear Alkanes in Social Wasp Mischocyttarus consimilis

An important attribute of the evolution and maintenance of sociality in insects is their ability to distinguish members of their own colonies by means of chemical signals during their interactions. Of this type of signals, the cuticular hydrocarbons, responsible among other functions, for intraspeci...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Ferreira, Erika Fernandes Neves, Thiago dos Santos Montagna, Angélica Mendonça, Claudia Andrea Lima Cardoso, William Fernando Antonialli Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2017-12-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Chemical signature
castes
cuticular hydrocarbons
gas chromatography
population variation
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1857

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