Conservation of Bio synthetic pheromone pathways in honeybees Apis

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 232-236

  Martin, Stephen J ^a   Jones, Graeme R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ESTER; PHEROMONE;

COMMUNICATION; HONEYBEE; PHEROMONE; SECRETION; SOCIAL INSECT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HONEYBEE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NESTING; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; OVARY; OVIPOSITION; PHEROMONES;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 2942754037     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-004-0517-9     Document Type: Article

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