Bee pheromones: signal or agent of manipulation?
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.
Wright
Geraldine A
GA
Centre for Behaviour and Evolution, Biology Division, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK. jeri.wright@ncl.ac.uk
D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010675:Pheromones / Q000378:metabolism*; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology
D010675:Pheromones; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; C050963:(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acetaldehyde; D004298:Dopamine