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Queen signals in a stingless bee: suppression of worker ovary activation and spatial distribution of active compounds by Nunes, Túlio M., Mateus, Sidnei, Favaris, Arodi P., Amaral, Mônica F. Z. J., von Zuben, Lucas G., Clososki, Giuliano C., Bento, José M. S., Oldroyd, Benjamin P., Silva, Ricardo, Zucchi, Ronaldo, Silva, Denise B., Lopes, Norberto P.

“…In most species of social insect the queen signals her presence to her workers via pheromones. Worker responses to queen pheromones include retinue formation…”
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Evolution of queen cuticular hydrocarbons and worker reproduction in stingless bees by Nunes, Túlio M., Oldroyd, Benjamin P., Elias, Larissa G., Mateus, Sidnei, Turatti, Izabel C., Lopes, Norberto P.

“…Social insect queen pheromones can be interpreted as the queen’s means of sterilizing her workers, or as an honest signal of queen presence that benefits both…”
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Chemical Signals in the Stingless Bee, Frieseomelitta varia, Indicate Caste, Gender, Age, and Reproductive Status by Nunes, Túlio M, Turatti, Izabel C. C, Lopes, Norberto P, Zucchi, Ronaldo

“…Chemical compounds on the cuticle are a rich source of information used during interactions among social insects. Despite the multitude of studies on these…”
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Caste-specific cuticular lipids in the stingless bee Friesella schrottkyi by Nunes, Túlio M., Morgan, E. David, Drijfhout, Falko P., Zucchi, Ronaldo

“…While a queen control pheromone complex that inhibits worker ovary development has been described for honey bees, no comparable control pheromones have been…”
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Nestmate recognition in the stingless bee Frieseomelitta varia (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): sources of chemical signals by Nunes, Túlio M., Mateus, Sidnei, Turatti, Izabel C., Morgan, E. David, Zucchi, Ronaldo

“…Social insects use cuticular lipids for nestmate recognition. These lipids are chiefly hydrocarbons that can be endogenously produced or acquired from the…”
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Emergency queens in Tetragonula carbonaria (Smith, 1854) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) by Nunes, Túlio M, Heard, Tim A, Venturieri, Giorgio C, Oldroyd, Benjamin P

“…There is increasing interest in the management of stingless bees for crop pollination, honey production and recreational beekeeping. Colony propagation is…”
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Mixed colonies of two species of congeneric stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apinae, Meliponini) display environmentally‐acquired and endogenously‐produced recognition signals by SEPTANIL, MOEMA P. B, MATEUS, SIDNEI, TURATTI, IZABEL C, NUNES, TÚLIO M

“…Nestmate recognition is fundamental for the maintenance of social organization in insect nests. It is becoming well recognized that cuticle hydrocarbons…”
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Selective preying of the sphecid wasp Trachypus boharti on the meliponine bee Scaptotrigona postica: potential involvement of caste-specific cuticular hydrocarbons by KOEDAM, DIRK, MORGAN, E. DAVID, NUNES, TÚLIO M, PATRICIO, EDA FLÁVIA L.R.A, IMPERATRIZ- FONSECA, VERA L

“…The specialist digger wasp Trachypus boharti Rubio-Espina preys exclusively on males of the stingless bee Scaptotrigona postica Latreille 1807, although the…”
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Identification of the alkaloidal venoms of some Monomorium ants of Saudi Arabia by Mashaly, Ashraf M.A., Ahmed, Ashraf M., Al-Khalifa, Mohammed S., Nunes, Túlio M., Morgan, E. David

“…The major volatile compounds in the poison glands of two Monomorium ant species from Saudi Arabia have been identified. Monomorium niloticum and Monomorium…”
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Nestmate recognition in a stingless bee: does the similarity of chemical cues determine guard acceptance? by Nunes, Tulio M., Nascimento, Fabio S., Turatti, Izabel C., Lopes, Norberto P., Zucchi, Ronaldo

“…The ability to discriminate nestmates from non-nestmates is critical to the maintenance of the integrity of social insect colonies. Guard workers compare the…”
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Emergency queens in T etragonula carbonaria (Smith, 1854) (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini): Emergency queens in Tetragonula carbonaria by Nunes, Túlio M, Heard, Tim A, Venturieri, Giorgio C, Oldroyd, Benjamin P

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Defensive repertoire of the stingless bee Melipona flavolineata Friese (Hymenoptera: Apidae) by Nunes, Túlio Marcos, Von Zuben, Lucas Garcia, Costa, Luciano, Venturieri, Giorgio Cristino

“…Despite the loss of the sting apparatus, Meliponini (stingless) bees have not lost their ability to defend themselves. Several defensive strategies have been…”
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