Host specific social parasites (Psithyrus) indicate chemical recognition system in bumblebees

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 855-863

  Martin, Stephen J ^a   Carruthers, Jonathan M ^a   Williams, Paul H ^b   Drijfhout, Falko P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus; Cuckoos; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Isomers; Recognition

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALKANE; ALKENE; DODECYL ACETATE; PHEROMONE;

ARMS RACE; BEE; CHEMICAL CUE; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; CUTICLE; ESTER; HOST SPECIFICITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MIMICRY; SEMIOCHEMICAL; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERISM; MALE; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACETATES; ALKANES; ALKENES; ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; ISOMERISM; MALE; PHEROMONES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

APOIDEA; CUCULIDAE; HEXAPODA; NOMADINAE; PSITHYRUS;

EID: 77955053889     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9805-3     Document Type: Article

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