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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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Autores principales: Strohm, Erhard, Herzner, Gudrun, Kaltenpoth, Martin, Boland, Wilhelm, Schreier, Peter, Geiselhardt, Sven, Peschke, Klaus, Schmitt, Thomas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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