Brothers smell similar: Variation in the sex pheromone of male European Beewolves Philanthus triangulum F. (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) and its implications for inbreeding avoidance

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 433-442

  Herzner, Gudrun ^a,b   Schmitt, Thomas ^a,c   Heckel, Frank ^a,d   Schreier, Peter ^a   Strohm, Erhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complementary choice; Digger wasp; Genetic compatibility; Mate choice; Single locus complementary sex determination; sl CSD; Sphecidae

Indexed keywords

BEE; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; KIN RECOGNITION; MATE ATTRACTION; MATE CHOICE; SCENT MARKING; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX PHEROMONE; SIBLING;

APOIDEA; CRABRONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHILANTHUS TRIANGULUM; SPHECIDAE;

EID: 33750171580     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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