Mandibular Gland Pheromone of Worker Honeybees
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Peripheral modulation of worker bee responses to queen mandibular pheromone.
It is generally accepted that young worker bees (Apis mellifera L.) are highly attracted to queen mandibular pheromone (QMP). Our results challenge this widely held view. We have found that unless young workers are exposed to QMP early in adult life, they, like foragers, avoid contact with this pheromone. Our data indicate that responses to QMP are regulated peripherally, at the level of the an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1966
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/212530a0