Nestmate recognition in social wasps: Manipulation of hydrocarbon profiles induces aggression in the European hornet

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 111-114

  Ruther, Joachim ^a   Sieben, Stefan ^a   Schricker, Burkhard ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; HYDROCARBON;

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; HYDROCARBON; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL INSECT;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; FORAGING; INSECT SOCIETY; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; WASP;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; EUROPE; HYDROCARBONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASPS;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; VESPA; VESPA CRABRO; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0036208194     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-001-0292-9     Document Type: Article

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