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Chemical signals evaporating from secretions of different exocrine glands modulate the caste-specific polyethism in termite societies in a context-dependent manner. The sternal gland, the labial glands, and the frontal gland from Schedorhinotermes lamanianus are described. The chemical signals from the secretions of these glands have multiple intra- and interspecific functions and may be interactive
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Kaib, M. (1990). Intra- and Interspecific Chemical Signals in the Termite Schedorhinotermes — Production sites, chemistry, and behaviour. In: Gribakin, F.G., Wiese, K., Popov, A.V. (eds) Sensory Systems and Communication in Arthropods. Advances in Life Sciences. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-6410-7_5
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