Queen pheromones affecting the production of queen-like secretion in workers

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

Volumn 192, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 737-742

  Tamar, Katzav Gozansky ^a   Raphaël, Boulay ^b   Victoria, Soroker ^c   Abraham, Hefetz ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dufour's gland; Honeybee; Queen pheromones; Queen worker conflict

Indexed keywords

ESTER; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ESTERS; FEMALE; MALE; OVARY; OVIPOSITION; PHEROMONES; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33745684804     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-006-0110-0     Document Type: Article

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