Chemical disguise of myrmecophilous cockroaches and its implications for understanding nestmate recognition mechanisms in leaf-cutting ants

Volker Nehring; Francesca R. Dani; Luca Calamai; Stefano Turillazzi; Horst Bohn; Klaus-Dieter Klass; Patrizia D'Ettorre

doi:10.1186/s12898-016-0089-5

Chemical disguise of myrmecophilous cockroaches and its implications for understanding nestmate recognition mechanisms in leaf-cutting ants

Volker Nehring, Francesca R. Dani, Luca Calamai, Stefano Turillazzi, Horst Bohn, Klaus-Dieter Klass, Patrizia D'Ettorre

Ecology and Evolution

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Original language	English
Article number	35
Journal	BMC Ecology
Volume	16
Number of pages	11
ISSN	1472-6785
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-016-0089-5
Publication status	Published - 5 Aug 2016

Keywords

Acromyrmex
Atta
Attaphila
Camouflage
Cuticular hydrocarbons
Leaf-cutting ants
Mimicry
Myrmecophily
Nestmate recognition

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