Attraction of the sexes in Formica lugubris Zett (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_FDDC2C8DA2DA
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Attraction of the sexes in Formica lugubris Zett (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Périodique
Insectes Sociaux
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Cherix D., Fletcher D. J. C., Chautems D., Fortelius W., Gris G., Keller L., Rosengren R., Vargo E. L., Walter F.
ISSN
0020-1812
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
1993
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
40
Numéro
3
Pages
319-324
Langue
anglais
Notes
Lt867
Résumé
Sexuals of Formica lugubris fly to mating places, where females attract males by using a sex pheromone. Females collected on the nest surface before departing on a mating flight are much less attractive than those collected on the mating place after the mating flight, suggesting that the mating flight triggers the release of the sex pheromone. Olfactory cues are essential for males to locate females while they patrol. Males probably use visual cues to locate females once they have alighted nearby them. Males are also attracted by aggregations of other males on the ground, probably because one or several females are likely to be close to male aggregations.
Mots-clé
attraction, sexual pheromone, Formica lugubris, ant, mating communication
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24/01/2008 19:39
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20/08/2019 17:28
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