Preferences and differences in the trail pheromone of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

The amount of the trail pheromone substance, 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) increases with increasing size of the ant from 0 to 35 ng per individual. The compounds 2,5-dimethylpyrazine and trimethylpyrazine are also consistently p...

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Main Authors: E. MORGAN, Sarah J. KEEGANS, Jozef TITS, Tom WENSELEERS, Johan BILLEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2006-07-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200603-0010_Preferences_and_differences_in_the_trail_pheromone_of_the_leaf-cutting_ant_Atta_sexdens_sexdens_Hymenoptera_F.php