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Previous researchers suggested that decomposition products such as fatty acids trigger necrophoric behavior by ant workers.
WordPress.com News 2009
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The rapid dissipation of compounds associated with live ants allows the latent necrophoric behavior to be triggered.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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"There is no mistaking that it is the dissipation of chemical signals associated with life rather than the increase of a decomposition product 'death cue' that triggers necrophoric behavior by Argentine ants," he said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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"There is no mistaking that it is the dissipation of chemical signals associated with life rather than the increase of a decomposition product 'death cue' that triggers necrophoric behavior by Argentine ants," he said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Previous researchers suggested that decomposition products such as fatty acids trigger necrophoric behavior by ant workers.
WordPress.com News 2009
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The rapid dissipation of compounds associated with live ants allows the latent necrophoric behavior to be triggered.
Signs of the Times 2009
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"There is no mistaking that it is the dissipation of chemical signals associated with life rather than the increase of a decomposition product 'death cue' that triggers necrophoric behavior by Argentine ants," he said.
Signs of the Times 2009
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"Therefore, these ant species also are likely to have necrophoric behavior triggered by the decrease or absence of chemical signs of life, rather than by cues associated with death.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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"Therefore, these ant species also are likely to have necrophoric behavior triggered by the decrease or absence of chemical signs of life, rather than by cues associated with death.
Signs of the Times 2009
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