Cuticular hydrocarbon dynamics in young adult Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and the role of linear hydrocarbons in nestmate recognition systems

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 935-941

  Lorenzi, M Cristina ^a   Sledge, Matthew F ^b   Laiolo, Paola ^a   Sturlini, Elena ^b   Turillazzi, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cuticular hydrocarbons; Nestmate recognition; Ontogeny; Social wasps

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; HYDROCARBON;

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; CUTICLE; HYDROCARBON; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; ONTOGENY; WASP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; ITALY; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; WASP;

ALKANES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CUES; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS; ITALY; LIPID METABOLISM; NESTING BEHAVIOR; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); WASPS;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; POLISTES; POLISTES DOMINULUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 7044235143     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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