Reproductive status, endocrine physiology and chemical signaling in the Neotropical, swarm-]founding eusocial wasp Polybia micans

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 2399-2410

  Kelstrup, Hans C ^a   Hartfelder, Klaus ^b   Nascimento, Fabio S ^b   Riddiford, Lynn M ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Challenge hypothesis; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Ecdysteroids; Epiponini; Juvenile hormone; Polistes

Indexed keywords

EPIPONINI; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES; POLISTINAE; POLYBIA; VESPIDAE;

ECDYSTEROID; JUVENILE HORMONE; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; METABOLISM; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMALS; ECDYSTEROIDS; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; JUVENILE HORMONES; OVARY; PHEROMONES; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASPS;

EID: 84917681614     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.096750     Document Type: Article

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