Cooperation, Conflict, and the Evolution of Queen Pheromones

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1263-1275

  Kocher, Sarah D ^a,b   Grozinger, Christina M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chemical communication; Evolution; Genomics; Honey bees; Pheromones; Social insects

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

BEE; BREEDING POPULATION; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GENOMICS; HONEST SIGNALING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHEROMONE; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SOCIAL INSECT; TERMITE; WASP;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GENOMICS; INSECT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOMICS; INSECTS; PHEROMONES; REPRODUCTION;

APIS MELLIFERA; BOMBUS (GENUS); FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 82655184096     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-011-0036-z     Document Type: Review

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