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A sex pheromone from the mandibular glands in bumblebee queens

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In this paper it is shown that the mandibular glands of young bumblebee queens produce a species-specific sex pheromone. From our results it becomes obvious that the pheromone is a releaser for the mating attempts made by the conspecific males.

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  1. Laboratory of Comparative Physiology, Utrecht, (The Netherlands)

    C. G. J. van Honk, H. H. W. Velthuis & P. -F. Röseler

  2. Zoological Institute II, Würzburg, (Federal Republic of Germany)

    C. G. J. van Honk, H. H. W. Velthuis & P. -F. Röseler

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  1. C. G. J. van Honk
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  2. H. H. W. Velthuis
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  3. P. -F. Röseler
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Supported by The Netherlands Organisation for the advancement of Pure Research ZWO.

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van Honk, C.G.J., Velthuis, H.H.W. & Röseler, P.F. A sex pheromone from the mandibular glands in bumblebee queens. Experientia 34, 838–839 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01939651

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