Pheromone communication in the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2731-2745

  Slessor, Keith N ^a   Winston, Mark L ^a   Le Conte, Yves ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Chemical communication; Chemoecology; Honeybee; Pheromone; Social insect

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; HONEYBEE; PHEROMONE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; MALE; PHEROMONES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 27744466628     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-005-7623-9     Document Type: Article

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