Sexual communication in the termite Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) mediated by a pheromone from female tergal glands

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-118

  Hanus, R ^a   Luxova A ^a   Sobotnik J ^a   Kalinova B ^a   Jiros P ^a   Krecek J ^b   Bourguignon, T ^c   Bordereau, C ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Dodecatrienol; GC EAD; Prorhinotermes; Sex pheromone; Tergal glands

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; CALLING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECRETION; SEX PHEROMONE; TERMITE;

ISOPTERA; PRORHINOTERMES; PRORHINOTERMES SIMPLEX; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 70349479751     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-009-0005-5     Document Type: Article

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