A chemical signal of offspring quality affects maternal care in a social insect

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1668, 2009, Pages 2847-2853

  Mas, Flore ^a   Haynes, Kenneth F ^b   Kölliker, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Begging signal; Chemical communication; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Forficula auricularia; Parent offspring conflict; Signal of quality

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; SOLVENT;

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL CUE; CUTICLE; FOOD PROVISIONING; HUNGER; HYDROCARBON; LIFE HISTORY; MATERNAL CARE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL INSECT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL CUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; FORAGING; FORFICULA AURICULARIA; INFORMATION; INSECT; INSECT SOCIETY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; NYMPH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY;

FORFICULA AURICULARIA; FORFICULIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 67650895403     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0498     Document Type: Article

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