Reevaluation of the role of mandibular glands in regulation of reproduction in bumblebee colonies

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 881-896

  Bloch, Guy ^a,b   Hefetz, Abraham ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Bumblebee; Communication; Corpora allata; Hydroxy acid; Juvenile hormone; Mandibular gland; Primer pheromone; Regulation of reproduction

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYACID; JUVENILE HORMONE; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; BEE; BEHAVIOR; COLONY FORMATION; EXOCRINE GLAND; INSECT; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032931499     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020805103379     Document Type: Article

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