Identification of trail pheromone compounds from the labial glands of the stingless bee Geotrigona mombuca

Chemoecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-19

  Stangler, Eva S ^a   Jarau, Stefan ^a   Hrncir, Michael ^b   Zucchi, Ronaldo ^b   Ayasse, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Geotrigona mombuca; Labial glands; Stingless bees; Trail pheromone

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA; TRIGONA;

EID: 62949106763     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-009-0003-0     Document Type: Article

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