| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5921764 | Journal of Insect Physiology | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
- Column foraging Nearctic Messor have large pygidial gland reservoirs.
- Pygidial gland secretions act as air-borne alarm-recruitment pheromones.
- n-Tridecane, found in pygidial gland reservoirs, elicits alarm-recruitment.
- Solitary foraging congeners lack large pygidial gland reservoirs.
- Two column foraging Palearctic Messor do not have pygidial gland reservoirs.
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Authors
Bert Hölldobler, Nicola J.R. Plowes, Robert A. Johnson, Upul Nishshanka, Chongming Liu, Athula B. Attygalle,