Biosynthetic studies on marking pheromones of bumblebee males

Chemoecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-87

  Luxová, Anna ^a,b   Valterová, Irena ^b   Stránský, Karel ^b   Hovorka, Olďrich ^b   Svatoš, Aleš ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Bombus lapidarius; Bombus lucorum; Bumblebees; Fat body; Labial gland; Male marking pheromone

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS LAPIDARIUS; BOMBUS LUCORUM;

EID: 0038756711     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-003-0230-8     Document Type: Article

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