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Learning Distinct Chemical Labels of Nestmates in Ants

Colony coherence is essential for eusocial insects because it supports the inclusive fitness of colony members. Ants quickly and reliably recognize who belongs to the colony (nestmates) and who is an outsider (non-nestmates) based on chemical recognition cues (cuticular hydrocarbons: CHCs) which as...

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Autores principales: Neupert, Stefanie, Hornung, Manuel, Grenwille Millar, Jocelyn, Kleineidam, Christoph Johannes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6123487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30210320
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00191