ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2017
Breaking the cipher: ant eavesdropping on the variational trail pheromone of its termite prey.
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- Trail-Following Pheromones in the Termite Subfamily Syntermitinae (Blattodea, Termitoidae, Termitidae).Journal of chemical ecology · 2020Article
- Breaking the cipher: ant eavesdropping on the variational trail pheromone of its termite prey.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2017Article
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Abstract
Predators may eavesdrop on their prey using innate signals of varying nature. In regards to social prey, most of the prey signals are derived from social communication and may therefore be highly complex. The most efficient predators select signals that provide the highest benefits. Here, we showed the use of eusocial prey signals by the termite-raiding ant
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