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. 1995 Nov;21(11):1837-45.
doi: 10.1007/BF02033680.

Roles of cuticular hydrocarbons in intra-and interspecific recognition behavior of two rhinotermitidae species

S Takahashi  1 , A Gassa
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Roles of cuticular hydrocarbons in intra-and interspecific recognition behavior of two rhinotermitidae species

S Takahashi et al. J Chem Ecol. 1995 Nov.

Abstract

Soldiers of two termite species.Reticulitermes speratus andCoptotermes formosanus, showed aggressive behavior toward workers of other species. Soldiers always exhibited aggressive behavior to a conspecific worker treated with heterospecific cuticular hydrocarbons. A bioassay using live workers to test contact chemical cues was developed.

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