Foliar Substrate Affects Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles and Intraspecific Aggression in the Leafcutter Ant Atta sexdens

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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Main Authors: Lohan Valadares, Daniela Nascimento, Fabio S. Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
Atta sexdens
intraspecific recognition
cuticular hydrocarbons
foliar substrate
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/6/1/141

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