Hydrocarbon Signatures of Egg Maternity, Caste Membership and Reproductive Status in the Common Wasp

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-51

  Bonckaert, W ^a,e   Drijfhout, F P ^b   d'Ettorre, P ^c,d   Billen, J ^a   Wenseleers, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbons; Reproductive conflict; Social insects; Vespinae; Vespula vulgaris; Worker policing

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ALKANE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EGG; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); HYDROCARBON; INSECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUEEN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EGG LAYING; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTHER; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASP;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; MOTHERS; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WASPS;

APOCRITA; APOIDEA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; VESPINAE; VESPULA VULGARIS;

EID: 84856401458     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-011-0055-9     Document Type: Article

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