The olfactory system of leafcutting ants: neuroanatomy and the correlation to social organization
In leaf-cutting ants (genera Atta and Acromyrmex), the worker caste exhibits a pronounced size-polymorphism, and division of labor is largely dependent on worker size (alloethism). Behavioral studies have shown a rich diversity of olfactory-guided behaviors, and the olfactory system seems to be high...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/3889 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-47769 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-47769 https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/files/3889/KelberDiss.pdf |