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Sources of variation in cuticular hydrocarbons in the ant Formica exsecta.

Journal of chemical ecology - 1 Dec 2013

Martin Stephen J, Vitikainen Emma, Shemilt Sue, Drijfhout Falko P, Sundström Liselotte

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Phenotypic variation arises from interactions between genotype and environment, although how variation is produced and then maintained remains unclear. The discovery of the nest-mate recognition system in Formica exsecta ants has allowed phenotypic variation in chemical profiles to be quantified across a natural population of 83 colonies. We investigated if this variation was correlated or not with intrinsic...

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Alkanes
Alkenes
Animals
Ants
Finland
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Population Density
Seasons

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PMID: 24272518
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-013-0366-0
PMCID: PMC3851696

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