Male labial gland secretions as species recognition signals in species of Bombus

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 103-111

  Bertsch, Andreas ^a   Schweer, Horst ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bombus burjaeticus; Bombus cryptarum; Bombus florilegus; Bombus moderatus; Cephalic labial gland; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECRETION; SIGNAL; SYMPATRY;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

BOMBUS CRYPTARUM; BOMBUS FLORILEGUS; BOMBUS MAGNUS; BOMBUS MODERATUS; BOMBUS OCCIDENTALIS; BOMBUS PATAGIATUS;

EID: 80355145829     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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