Abstract
A brood pheromone is a chemical or mixture of chemicals released by immature stages that elicits a behavioral response in conspecific adults. The current literature devoted to brood pheromones in several ant species does not prove the existence of such a pheromone or even of brood-specific chemicals. The possibility of a food response or a nestmate recognition response, 2 of the most confounding factors, has not been eliminated. Alternative hypotheses involving brood behavior, morphology, cuticular chemicals, and associative learning are proposed. -Authors
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 705-710 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Annals of the Entomological Society of America |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Insect Science