Queen Primer Pheromone Affects Conspecific Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta) Aggression
Monogyne fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, colony workers are territorial and are aggressive toward members of other fire ant colonies. In contrast, polygyne colony workers are not aggressive toward non-nestmates, presumably due to broader exposure to heritable and environmentally derived nestmate recog...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 51(2002), 2, Seite 122-130 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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2002
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology |
| Schlagworte: | Queen Aggression Execution Polygyny Nestmate recognition Newly mated queen Fire ant Solenopsis invicta Formicidae |
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