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Hölldobler, B.; Oldham, N. J.; Morgan, E. D.; König, W. A. 1995. Recruitment pheromones in the ants Aphaenogaster albisetosus and A. cockerelli (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Insect Physiology 41:739-744.

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Hölldobler, B.; Obermayer, M.; Wilson, E. O. 1992. Communication in the primitive cryptobiotic ant Prionopelta amabilis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology. A. Sensory, Neural and Behavioral Physiology 171:9-16.

Hölldobler, B.; Möglich, M. 1980. The foraging system of Pheidole militicida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 27:237-264.

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Hölldobler, B.; Janssen, E.; Bestmann, H. J.; Leal, I. R.; Oliveira, P. S.; Kern, F.; König, W. A. 1996. Comunication in the migratory termite-hunting ant Pachycondyla (=Termitopone) marginata (Formicidae, Ponerinae). Journal of Comparative Physiology. A. Sensory, Neural and Behavioral Physiology 178:47-53.

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Hölldobler, B.; Engel, H.; Taylor, R. W. 1982. A new sternal gland in ants and its function in chemical communication. Naturwissenschaften 69:90-91.

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Carlin, N. F.; Hölldobler, B. 1986. The kin recognition system of carpenter ants (Camponotus spp.). I. Hierarchical cues in small colonies. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 19:123-134. PDF

Bellas, T.; Hölldobler, B. 1985. Constituents of mandibular and Dufour's glands of an Australian Polyrhachis weaver ant. Journal of Chemical Ecology 11:525-538.

Bartz, S. H.; Hölldobler, B. 1982. Colony founding in Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the evolution of foundress associations. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 10:137-147.

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