Chemical signals in the stingless bee, frieseomelitta varia, indicate caste, gender, age, and reproductive status

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1172-1180

  Nunes, Túlio M ^a   Turatti, Izabel C C ^a   Lopes, Norberto P ^a   Zucchi, Ronaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Castes; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Frieseomelitta varia; Gas chromatography Mass spectrometry; Hymenoptera; Queens; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

BEE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CUTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SIGNALING; SOCIAL INSECT;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX; SKIN; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SEX; SKIN; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; FORMICIDAE; FRIESEOMELITTA VARIA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 76149093529     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9691-8     Document Type: Article

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