Secretions of stingless bees: Cephalic secretions of two Frieseomelitta species

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 453-458

  Cruz Lopez L ^b   Patricio, E F L R A ^c   Maile, R ^a   Morgan, E D ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

2 alcohols; 2 ketones; Electroantennography; Frieseomelitta silvestrii; Frieseomelitta varia; Mandibular glands

Indexed keywords

SECRETION;

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BEE STING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FRIESEOMELITTA SILVESTRII; FRIESEOMELITTA VARIA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; SECRETION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; VOLATILIZATION;

APOIDEA; FRIESEOMELITTA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 0036268897     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(02)00066-5     Document Type: Article

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