Use of Dufour's gland secretion in nest defence and brood nutrition by hover wasps (Hymenoptera, Stenogastrinae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 753-761

  Sledge, M F ^a   Fortunato, A ^a   Turillazzi, S ^a,b   Francescato, E ^a   Hashim, R ^c   Moneti, G ^a   Jones, G R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d Univ Firenze Viale G P ^*

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Defence; Dufour's gland; Hydrocarbons; Social wasps; Stenogastrinae

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HYDROCARBON;

NEST; NUTRITION; SECRETION; WASP;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANT; ARTICLE; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EXOCRINE GLAND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; SECRETION; WASP;

EUSTENOGASTER; HYMENOPTERA; LIOSTENOGASTER;

EID: 0034081748     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00164-X     Document Type: Article

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