Foliar Substrate Affects Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles and Intraspecific Aggression in the Leafcutter Ant Atta sexdens
Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are traditionally considered to be one of the most important chemical cues used in the nestmate recognition process of social hymenopterans. However, it has been suggested that in the leafcutter ant genus Atta, it is not the CHCs, but the alarm pheromone that is involve...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/6/1/141 |