Volatiles of foraging honeybees Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and their potential role as semiochemicals

Apidologie

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-170

  Schmitt, Thomas ^a,b,c   Herzner, Gudrun ^a,d   Weckerle, Bernhard ^b   Schreier, Peter ^b   Strohm, Erhard ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Inst Pharm Lebensmittelchemie U   (Germany)

^c Biologie I   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

(Z) 11 eicosen 1 ol; Apis mellifera; Cuticular hydrocarbon; Kairomone; Nestmate recognition; Philanthus triangulum; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

BEE; CHEMORECEPTION; COLONY; CUTICLE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HYDROCARBON; KAIROMONE; KIN RECOGNITION; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; PREY LOCATION; SEMIOCHEMICAL; SOCIAL INSECT; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; PHILANTHUS TRIANGULUM;

EID: 34547427809     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006067     Document Type: Article

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