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- Title
The function of intramandibular glands of the ant Neoponera villosa (Fabricius, 1804) (Hymenoptera: Ponerinae).
- Authors
Martins, Luiza Carla Barbosa; Delabie, Jacques Hubert Charles; Serrão, José Eduardo
- Abstract
In social insects, secretions of the exocrine gland may modulate their behavior. Although many glands have their functions elucidated, this is absent for the intramandibular glands in ants. To study the function of intramandibular gland secretions in the antNeoponera villosa, its compounds were subjected to behavioral analyses. These analyses revealed a significant increase in the walking time of ants exposed to the nestmate mandible extract. The results suggest that intramandibular gland compounds ofN. villosamay play the role of alarm or scent trial pheromones.
- Subjects
INSECT societies; PACHYCONDYLA; HYMENOPTERA; PHEROMONES; INSECT aggregation
- Publication
Tropical Zoology, 2016, Vol 29, Issue 1, p10
- ISSN
0394-6975
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/03946975.2016.1139394