Nestmate recognition and identification of cuticular hydrocarbons composition in the swarm founding paper wasp Ropalidia opifex

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 617-625

  Dapporto, Leonardo ^a   Fondelli, Lara ^b   Turillazzi, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cuticular hydrocarbons; Fertility signal; Nestmate recognition; Ropalidia opifex; Swarm founding wasp

Indexed keywords

COLONY; COLONY STRUCTURE; EGG PRODUCTION; EUSOCIALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; QUEEN; SWARMING; WASP;

OPIFEX; POLISTINAE; ROPALIDIA;

EID: 33745199633     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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