• DOI:10.1007/BF01026932
Corpus ID: 22878651

Internest aggression and identification of possible nestmate discrimination pheromones in polygynous antFormica montana

@article{Henderson2005InternestAA,
  title={Internest aggression and identification of possible nestmate discrimination pheromones in polygynous antFormica montana},
  author={G. Henderson and J. Andersen and Joel K. Phillips and R. Jeanne},
  journal={Journal of Chemical Ecology},
  year={2005},
  volume={16},
  pages={2217-2228}
}

G. Henderson, J. Andersen, +1 author R. Jeanne

Published 2005

Biology, Medicine

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Polygynous ant species often monopolize patchily distributed habitats and tolerate neighboring conspecifics while aggressively attacking other ant species. We determined that internest aggression occurs in the polygynous ant,Formica montana. We report for the first time the identities of cuticular hydrocarbons ofF. montana and present results of their possible role in nestmate recognition. Cuticular hydrocarbons contribute differentially to class discrimination, certain hydrocarbons being more… CONTINUE READING

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