Neurobiology of olfactory communication in the honeybee

Sociobiology of Communication: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  De Brito Sanchez, Maria Gabriela ^a   Deisig, Nina ^a   Sandoz, Jean Christophe ^a   Giurfa, Martin ^a  

^a Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

Across fiber pattern; Labelled line; Olfaction; Pheromones; Social insects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920753599     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199216840.003.0007     Document Type: Chapter

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