Strategic 3-hydroxy-2-butanone release in the dominant male lobster cockroach, Nauphoeta cinerea

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 927-933

  Chen, Shu Chun ^a   Yang, Rou Ling ^a   Ho, Hsiao Yung ^b   Chou, Szu Ying ^b   Kou, Rong ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3 Hydroxy 2 butanone; Duration of dominant rank; Frequency of rank switching; Nauphoeta cinerea; Strategic release

Indexed keywords

ACETOIN; PHEROMONE;

AGGRESSION; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; COCKROACH; FIGHTING; PHEROMONE; SIGNALING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NAUPHOETA CINEREA; NONHUMAN;

ACETOIN; ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; FEMALE; MALE; PHEROMONES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALIA; BLATTARIA; NAUPHOETA CINEREA;

EID: 34948845646     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-007-0265-8     Document Type: Article

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