Caste-specific cuticular lipids in the stingless bee Friesella schrottkyi

Apidologie

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 579-588

  Nunes, Túlio M ^a,b   David Morgan, E ^b   Drijfhout, Falko P ^b   Zucchi, Ronaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kastenunterschiede; K niginnenkontrolle; Kohlenwasserstoffe; Legende Arbeiterinnen; Pheromon

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HONEYBEE; HYDROCARBON; INHIBITION; LIPID; PEST CONTROL; PHEROMONE TRAP; QUEEN; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

APIS MELLIFERA; FRIESELLA SCHROTTKYI; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 77958470637     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2010042     Document Type: Article

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