Perovskites in the comb roof base of hornets: Their possible function

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 259-269

  Ishay, J S ^a   Joseph, Z ^a   Galushko, D ^a   Ermakov, N ^a   Bergman, D J ^a   Barkay, Z ^a   Stokroos, I ^b   Van Der Want, J ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric materials; Hornet comb cell; Perovskites; Worker vs. queen cells

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GRANULATION; ILMENITE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ROOFS;

FERROELECTRICS MATERIALS; HORNET COMB CELL; QUEEN CELL; TITANIA; WORKER VS.; WORKERS';

PEROVSKITE;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; ILMENITE; IRON; PEROVSKITE; SILICON; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMB; CRYSTAL; HORNET; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESPA ORIENTALIS;

VESPA ORIENTALIS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 21344443268     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20168     Document Type: Article

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