Venom Source of a sex pheromone in the social waspPolistes fuscatus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
- 31 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 9 (2), 259-266
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00988043
Abstract
Females ofPolistes fuscatus possess a sex pheromone in the venom gland and sac. The pheromone attracts males from short distances and releases male copulatory behavior.Keywords
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