Intra and interspecific variability of the cephalic labial glands' secretions in male bumblebees: The case of Bombus (Thoracobombus) ruderarius and B. (Thoracobombus) sylvarum [Hymenoptera, Apidae]

Apidologie

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-96

  Terzo, Michaël ^a   Urbanova, Klara ^b   Valterova, Irena ^b   Rasmont, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

Bombus ruderarius montanus; Bombus ruderarius ruderarius; Bombus sylvarum sylvarum; Cephalic labial gland secretion; Chemosystematics; Sexual pheromone

Indexed keywords

BEE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; SECRETION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES; WORLD;

APIDAE; BOMBUS RUDERARIUS; BOMBUS SYLVARUM; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 17644386893     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2004072     Document Type: Article

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