Disentangling environmental and heritable nestmate recognition cues in a carpenter ant
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Neuronal correlates of nestmate recognition in the carpenter ant, Camponotus floridanus
Ants use cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC-profiles) as multicomponent recognition cues to identify colony members (nestmates). Recognition cues (label) are thought to be perceived during ant–ant encounters and compared to a neuronal template that represents the colony label. Over time, the CHC-profile may change, and the template is adjusted accordingly. A phenotype mismatch between label and templa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Insect Physiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-1910
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.11.001