A stingless bee uses labial gland secretions for scent trail communication (Trigona recursa Smith 1863)

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-239

  Jarau, S ^a,b   Hrncir, M ^a   Zucchi, R ^c   Barth, F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Labial glands; Scent trails; Stingless bees; Trigona

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SCENT GLAND; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ODORS; PHEROMONES; SCENT GLANDS; SMELL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2442569817     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-003-0489-9     Document Type: Article

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