Role of cuticular lipids in nestmate recognition of the European hornet Vespa crabro L. (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-179

  Ruther, J ^a,b   Sieben, S ^a,b   Schricker, B ^a,b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Dept of Appl Zool/Animal Ecology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Cuticular extracts; Dufour's gland; Nestmate recognition; Vespa crabro

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CUTICULAR LIPID; EUROPEAN HORNET; LIPID; NESTMATE RECOGNITION;

HYMENOPTERA; VESPA CRABRO; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0031831462     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050077     Document Type: Article

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