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Release of aggressive and capture behaviour in the ant Myrmecia gulosa F. by exocrine products of the ant Camponotus
Author(s) -
HASKINS C. P.,
HEWITT R. E.,
HASKINS E. F.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of entomology series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0047-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1973.tb00016.x
Subject(s) - undecane , ant , biology , predation , formic acid , zoology , ecology , biochemistry , stereochemistry , chemistry
SYNOPSIS An account is given of the behaviour of workers of Myrmecia gulosa in the presence of formic acid and undecane (substances produced by its normal prey Camponotus ). Comparative studies with three other species of Myrmecia are described.