Identification of queen sex pheromone components of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 453-471

  Krieger, Gudrun M ^a   Duchateau, Marie José ^b   Van Doorn, Adriaan ^c   Ibarra, Fernando ^d   Francke, Wittko ^d   Ayasse, Manfred ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Koppert Biological Systems   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apidae; Apoidea; Bombus terrestris L.; Chemical analysis; Chemical communication; Electroantennography; Hymenoptera; Mating behavior; Queen sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

BEE; INSECT; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33646479014     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-005-9013-8     Document Type: Article

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