On the role of serotonin in aggressive behaviour of ants Genus formica.
The object of our study was the investigation of the effects of aggressiveness on brain 5-HT concentration in ants genus Formica. The brain concentrations of 5-HT in ants is relatively high. The results indicate that both isolation, interspecies aggressiveness and intraspecies aggressiveness were accompanied by the increased brain serotonin.
D000374:Aggression; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000502:physiology*; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D006801:Humans; D012701:Serotonin / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity
D012701:Serotonin