Pheromones in the life of insects

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1253-1260

  Lamprecht, Ingolf ^a   Schmolz, Erik ^b   Schricker, Burkhard ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Cosmetics; Energy metabolism; Information; Insects; Pheromones

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; PHEROMONE;

CALORIMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY METABOLISM; HONEYBEE; INSECT SOCIETY; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALORIMETRY; COSMETICS; INSECTS; ODORS; PHEROMONES;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 50449108339     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-008-0263-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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