Geographic Affinity, Cuticular Hydrocarbons and Colony Recognition in the Australian Meat Ant Iridomyrmex purpureus

1999 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa L. Thomas ◽  
Laura J. Parry ◽  
Rachel A. Allan ◽  
Mark A. Elgar
Keyword(s):  
Cuticular Hydrocarbons ◽  
Colony Recognition

NESTMATE RECOGNITION: THE ROLE OF CUTICULAR HYDROCARBONS IN THE ANT CAMPONOTUS VAGUS SCOP.

1987 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bonavita-Cougourdan ◽  
J. L. Clément ◽  
C. Lange
Keyword(s):  
Cuticular Hydrocarbons ◽  
Nestmate Recognition ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Chemical Analyses ◽  
Chemical Signatures ◽  
Colony Recognition

Both behavioral and chemical analyses demonstrated that in the ant Camponotus vagus the colony recognition signal is strongly correlated with the composition of cuticular hydrocarbons. Variation of relative proportions of dimethylalkanes characterize the chemical signatures in different colonies.

scholarly journals Whiptail lizards ( Aspidoscelis exsanguis ) recognize invertebrate prey via cuticular hydrocarbons

Ethology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay K. Goldberg ◽  
Genevieve Pintel ◽  
Jake A. Pruett ◽  
Stacey L. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Cuticular Hydrocarbons ◽  
Invertebrate Prey ◽  
Whiptail Lizards
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