Pedestal hairs of the ant Echinopla melanarctos (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): morphology and functional...
Pedestal hairs of the ant Echinopla melanarctos (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): morphology and functional aspects
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Heidelberg: Springer Nature B.V
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The South East Asian arboreal Formicine Echinopla melanarctos, as well as some other members of this genus possess a cuticular structure unique in ants, the pedestal hairs. In E. melanarctos, about 700 pedestal hairs are situated on the dorsal and lateral surfaces of the head, the alitrunk, the petiole and the gaster. They are arranged in a polygon...
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Pedestal hairs of the ant Echinopla melanarctos (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): morphology and functional aspects
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20644118
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20644118
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0720-213X
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1432-234X
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10.1007/s00435-005-0011-8
