Hydrocarbons in the antennal gland secretion of female European beewolves, Philanthus triangulum (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae)

Chemoecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 219-225

  Kaltenpoth, Martin ^a   Schmitt, Thomas ^b   Strohm, Erhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Crabronidae; Endosymbiont; Hydrocarbon; SPME GC MS; Streptomyces

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRABRONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHILANTHUS TRIANGULUM; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 77349090726     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-009-0022-x     Document Type: Article

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