Sexual calling behavior in primitive ants
- PMID: 836590
- DOI: 10.1126/science.836590
Sexual calling behavior in primitive ants
Abstract
The wingless virgin females of the ponerine ant Rhytidoponera metallica attract males by the release of a pheromone from the tergal gland, a hitherto unrecognized exocrine gland located between the last two abdominal segments. This is the first evidence for sexual chemical communication in the large and primitive subfamily Ponerinae.
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