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Curr Biol

Title:		Chemical Ecology: A New Royal Scent in a Small Insect Society
Author(s):		Liebig J;
Address:		"School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 427 East Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA. Electronic address: jliebig@asu.edu"
Journal Title:		Curr Biol
Year:		2020
Volume:		30
Issue:		6
Page Number:		R280 - R282
DOI:		10.1016/j.cub.2020.02.014
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-0445 (Electronic) 0960-9822 (Linking)
Abstract:		Understanding the diversity of insect societies is tied to explaining the mechanisms of reproductive division of labor. Small societies were not expected to use chemical signals or queen pheromones for this purpose. A new study shows that one of them does while using unexpected compounds
Keywords:		Animals Bees Insecta Lactones *Odorants Pheromones *Sweat;
Notes:		"MedlineLiebig, Juergen eng Comment England 2020/03/26 Curr Biol. 2020 Mar 23; 30(6):R280-R282. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.02.014"