Alarm communication in Ropalidia social wasps

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 299-305

  Fortunato, A ^a   Dani, F R ^b   Sledge, M F ^b   Fondelli, L ^b   Turillazzi, S ^b  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alarm pheromones; Ropalidia; Spiroacetals; Wasps

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; COMMUNICATION; PHEROMONE; SOCIAL INSECT;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; ROPALIDIA; ROPALIDIA FLAVOPICTA; ROPALIDIA SUMATRAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 4344688968     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-004-0744-2     Document Type: Article

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