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Pheromones of the honeybee ( Apis mellifera L.): the “inhibitory scent” of the queen
Author(s) -
Butler C. G.,
Callow R. K.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal entomological society of london. series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0375-0418
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1968.tb01027.x
Subject(s) - queen (butterfly) , sex pheromone , biology , pheromone , zoology , inhibitory postsynaptic potential , ecology , hymenoptera , neuroscience
S ynopsis The queen's “inhibitory scent”, which acts additionally to the contact effect of 9‐oxodec‐2‐enoic acid, is identified.