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| A. Braham Hefetz3, Timo Taghizadehr, Wittko Francke | Requires cookie* | | | Title
| The Exocrinology of the Queen Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombini)  | | | | Abstract
| Chemical analyses are presented of prominent exocrine glands of queen B om bus terrestris including mandibular, labial and hypopharyngeal glands in the head, Dufour's gland and tarsal glands. A plethora o f about 500 substances were identified belonging to various ali phatic compounds including hydrocarbons, various classes of esters, alcohols, methyl ketones and fatty acids. A group of chiral hydroxy acids and their butanoic acid esters are reported for the first time in bees. | | | |
Reference
| Z. Naturforsch. 51c, 409 (1996); received January 17/March 1 1996 | | | |
Published
| 1996 | | | |
Keywords
| Bumble Bee, Queen, Glands, Volatile Secretions, Identification | | | |
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