o-Aminoacetophenone,a pheromone that repels honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) |
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| Authors: | R E Page M S Blum H M Fales |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, 43210 Columbus, Ohio, USA;(2) Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, 30602 Athens, Georgia, USA;(3) Laboratory of Chemistry, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 20892 Bethesda, Maryland, USA |
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| Abstract: | Summary
o-Aminoacetophenone is a pheromone produced by virgin honeybee queens and released with feces. In small social groups, the pheromone repels and is used to terminate agonistic interactions between queens and workers. |
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| Keywords: | Pheromone social behavior honeybee |
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