The biosynthesis of Dufour's gland constituents in queens of the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

Invertebrate Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 239-243

  Gozansky, Tamar Katzav ^a   Soroker, Victoria ^a   Hefetz, Abraham ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Dufour's gland; Esters; Honey bee; Hydrocarbons; Queens

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBON 14; ESTER; HYDROCARBON; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BEE STING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUFOUR GLAND; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HONEYBEE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031350116     PISSN: 13542516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02480380     Document Type: Conference Paper

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