Effects of soldier-derived terpenes on soldier caste differentiation in the termite Reticulitermes flavipes

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 256-264

  Tarver, Matthew R ^a   Schmelz, Eric A ^b   Rocca, James R ^a   Scharf, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Juvenile hormone; Primer pheromone; Soldier; Termite; Terpene

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; BIOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE; JUVENILE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORPHOGENESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHENOTYPE; PHEROMONE; SOLDIER CASTE; SURVIVORSHIP; TERMITE; TERPENE;

HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES;

GAMMA CADINENE; GAMMA-CADINENE; JUVENILE HORMONE; PHEROMONE; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ISOPTERA; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOPTERA; JUVENILE HORMONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHEROMONES; SESQUITERPENES; TERPENES;

EID: 67449113935     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9594-8     Document Type: Article

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