Antennal glands in male bees: Structures for sexual communication by pheromones?

Apidologie

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 603-610

  Romani, Roberto ^a   Isidoro, Nunzio ^b   Riolo, Paola ^b   Bin, Ferdinando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apis; Bombus; Gland; Sex recognition; Ultrastructure; Xylocopa

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; BEE; COMMUNICATION; MORPHOLOGY; SEX PHEROMONE;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS PASCUORUM; HYMENOPTERA; XYLOCOPA VIOLACEA;

EID: 0346433556     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003053     Document Type: Article

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