The Effect of Caste and Reproductive State on the Chemistry of the Cephalic Labial Glands Secretion of Bombus Terrestris

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 900-912

  Amsalem, Etya ^a,c   Kiefer, Julia ^b   Schulz, Stefan ^b   Hefetz, Abraham ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bumble bees; Esters; Hymenoptera, Apidae; Pheromones; Salivary system; Social insects; Sterility signal

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; BEE; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BEES; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; OVARY; PHEROMONES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84933508987     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-014-0484-3     Document Type: Article

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