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Fig. 3

From: Chemical disguise of myrmecophilous cockroaches and its implications for understanding nestmate recognition mechanisms in leaf-cutting ants

Fig. 3

Cuticular chemical profiles (gas chromatograms) of cockroaches and leaf-cutting ant workers. a Atta worker; b Atta-associated cockroach; c Acromyrmex worker; d Acromyrmex-associated cockroach. The profiles of the cockroaches are more similar to those of their host workers than among each other. All profiles include the peak of an internal standard (*)

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BMC Ecology

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