Studies on the kin recognition of Camponotus japonicus Mayr.
Author of the article:TAN Sheng-Jiang1,JIN Li2,ZHANG Min3,MA Zhan-Jun4
Author's Workplace:1.(Institute of Zoology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,State Key Lab. Of Integrate Management of Insect Pestsand Rodents,Beijing100080,China),2.(Xi'an Normal School,Shaanxi Province,Xi'an 710001,China),3.(Life Science College,Shaanxi Normal
Key Words:Camponotus japonicus Mayr;aggressive behavior;isozyme electrophoresis;esterase;malate dehydrogenase
Abstract:Kin recognition plays a key role in social life of social insects.Analysis of the relationship between individuals or colonies is becoming one of the most active and fruitful fields in ethology.Combining with aggressive behavior test,two isozymes (esteras