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The Chemistry of the Postpharyngeal Gland of Female European Beewolves
Females of the European beewolf, Philanthus triangulum, possess a large glove-shaped gland in the head, the postpharyngeal gland (PPG). They apply the content of the PPG to their prey, paralyzed honeybees, where it delays fungal infestation. Here, we describe the chemical composition of the gland by...
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Springer-Verlag
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2373416/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18415061 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-008-9447-x |