Processing of sting pheromone and its components in the antennal lobe of the worker honeybee

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 833-841

  Wang, Shunpeng ^a   Sato, Katsushige ^b   Giurfa, Martin ^c   Zhang, Shaowu ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Defensive behavior; IPA; Odor representation; Optical recording

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; PHEROMONE;

ANTENNA; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; ODOR; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ACETATES; ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; BEES; BRAIN; ODORS; PHEROMONES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 44449127009     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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