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Genetic distance and age affect the cuticular chemical profiles of the clonal ant Cerapachys biroi.
Journal of chemical ecology - 1 May 2014
Teseo Serafino, Lecoutey Emmanuel, Kronauer Daniel J C, Hefetz Abraham, Lenoir Alain, Jaisson Pierre, Châline Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
Although cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) have received much attention from biologists because of their important role in insect communication, few studies have addressed the chemical ecology of clonal species of eusocial insects. In this study we investigated whether and how differences in CHCs relate to the genetics and reproductive dynamics of the parthenogenetic ant Cerapachys biroi. We collected individuals of...
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