Cuticular hydrocarbons of Polistes dominulus as a biogeographic tool: A study of populations from the tuscan archipelago and surrounding areas

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2139-2151

  Dapporto, Leonardo ^a,b   Palagi, Elisabetta ^a   Turillazzi, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Capraia; Corsica; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Elba; Gas chromatography; Giglio; Mass spectrometry; Polistes dominulus; Tuscany

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CUTICLE; HYDROCARBON; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; WASP;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY; WORLD;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; POLISTES DOMINULUS;

CUTICLE PROTEINS, INSECTS; HYDROCARBON; INSECT PROTEIN; LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; POPULATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WASP;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GEOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; INSECT PROTEINS; ITALY; LIPIDS; POPULATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WASPS;

EID: 19444382467     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000048779.47821.38     Document Type: Article

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