(E)-Methylgeranate, a chemical signal of juvenile hormone titre and its role in the partner recognition system of burying beetles

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-24

  Haberer, Wolf ^a   Steiger, Sandra ^a,b   Müller, Josef K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

breeding status; burying beetle; chemical communication; chemical signal; juvenile hormone; methylgeranate; Nicrophorus vespilloides

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; HORMONE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; NICROPHORUS VESPILLOIDES;

EID: 72449136158     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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