Species- and caste-determined mandibular gland signals in honeybees (Apis)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 363-377

  Plettner, E ^a   Otis, G W ^b   Wimalaratne, P D C ^a   Winston, M L ^a   Slessor, K N ^a   Pankiw, T ^a   Punchihewa, P W K ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Honeybee Research Facility   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Apis; Chemical signature; Honeybee; Mandibular gland; Pheromone; Queen; Worker

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000657203     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006365.20996.a2     Document Type: Article

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