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Curr Biol

Title:		Bee pheromones: signal or agent of manipulation?
Author(s):		Wright GA;
Address:		"Centre for Behaviour and Evolution, Biology Division, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK. jeri.wright@ncl.ac.uk"
Journal Title:		Curr Biol
Year:		2009
Volume:		19
Issue:		14
Page Number:		R547 - R548
DOI:		10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.032
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-0445 (Electronic) 0960-9822 (Linking)
Abstract:		Recent studies have provided a new perspective on the relationship between the honey bee queen and her colony. They suggest that the queen produces a pheromone which pharmacologically manipulates her workers
Keywords:		"3, 4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/analogs & derivatives/chemistry/metabolism Age Factors Animals Bees/metabolism/*physiology Dopamine/metabolism Female *Hierarchy, Social Molecular Structure Pheromones/*metabolism Reproduction/physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineWright, Geraldine A eng Comment Review England 2009/07/31 Curr Biol. 2009 Jul 28; 19(14):R547-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.032"