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Comparative chemical analysis of army ant mandibular gland volatiles (Formicidae: Dorylinae)

Army ants are keystone species in many tropical ecosystems. Yet, little is known about the chemical compounds involved in army ant communication. In the present study, we analyzed the volatile mandibular gland secretions—triggers of ant alarm responses—of six Neotropical army ant species of the genu...

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Autores principales: Brückner, Adrian, Hoenle, Philipp O., von Beeren, Christoph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6052855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30038876
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5319