Species-specific volatile substances in the venom sac of hover wasps

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1091-1104

  Dani, Francesca R ^a   David Morgan, E ^a   Jones, Graeme R ^a   Turillazzi, Stefano ^b   Cervo, Rita ^b   Francke, Wittko ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbons; Pheromones; Spiroace tals; Stenogastrinae; Venom; Vespidae

Indexed keywords

PARISCHNOGASTER ALTERNATA; PARISCHNOGASTER JACOBSONI; PARISCHNOGASTER MELLYI; PARISCHNOGASTER STRIATULA;

EID: 7144263702     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022358604352     Document Type: Article

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