A selfish function of a "social" gland? A postpharyngeal gland functions as a sex pheromone reservoir in males of the solitary wasp Philanthus triangulum

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2763-2776

  Kroiss, Johannes ^a,b   Schmitt, Thomas ^c   Schreier, Peter ^b   Strohm, Erhard ^a,b   Herzner, Gudrun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical dimorphism; Crabronidae; European beewolf; Hymenoptera; Philanthus triangulum; Sphecidae

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; SEX PHEROMONE;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; ANT; DIMORPHISM; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HONEYBEE; MALE BEHAVIOR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHEROMONE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SCENT MARKING; SEX PHEROMONE; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EXOCRINE GLAND; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; TERRITORIALITY; WASP;

ANIMALS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; TERRITORIALITY; WASPS;

APIS MELLIFERA; CRABRONIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MEGASCOLIA FLAVIFRONS; PHILANTHUS TRIANGULUM; SPHECIDAE;

EID: 33845506005     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9198-5     Document Type: Article

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