Evidence of alarm pheromones in the venom of Polistes dominulus workers (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 286-293

  Bruschini, Claudia ^a   Cervo, Rita ^a   Turillazzi, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alarm behaviour; Alarm pheromones; Colony defence; Paper wasps; Polistes dominulus; Venom

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLONY; FIELD METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; NEST; PHEROMONE; SOCIAL INSECT; VISUAL CUE; WASP; WIND TUNNEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; POLISTES; POLISTES DOMINULUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 33748353811     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2006.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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