Enfleurage, lipid recycling and the origin of perfume collection in orchid bees

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1627, 2007, Pages 2843-2848

  Eltz, Thomas ^a   Zimmermann, Yvonne ^a   Haftmann, Jenny ^b   Twele, Robert ^b   Francke, Wittko ^b   Quezada Euan, J Javier G ^c   Lunau, Klaus ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bumble bees; Fragrance collection; Labial gland; Pheromone analogue; Scent marking; Volatile sampling

Indexed keywords

FRAGRANCE; LIPID; PERFUME;

BEE; EXTRACTION METHOD; LIPID; PHEROMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCENT MARKING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BUMBLEBEE; CAGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HINDLIMB; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; ORCHID BEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); EUGLOSSA; EUGLOSSINI;

EID: 35848950251     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0727     Document Type: Article

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