Chemical cuticular signature of leafcutter ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) worker subcastes

ABSTRACT In leafcutter ants the division of labour is associated to worker size variation clustered in four subcastes. In this work we used Atta sexdens Forel (1908) as a model to test the hypothesis that each subcaste expresses its own chemical signature comprised of cuticular lipids. To assess it,...

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Main Authors: Lohan Valadares, Fabio Santos do Nascimento
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Subjects:
Atta sexdens
Cuticular hydrocarbons
Leafcutter ants
Worker subcaste
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262016000400308&lng=en&tlng=en
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