Cuticular Hydrocarbon Recognition in the Mating Behavior of Two <i>Pissodes</i> Species

Cuticular Hydrocarbon Recognition in the Mating Behavior of Two <i>Pissodes</i> Species

Two sibling weevil species, <i>Pissodes strobi</i> Peck and <i>P. nemorensis</i> Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), can form reduced-fitness hybrids in the laboratory, but neither their premating isolation mechanisms nor mating behaviors are well-understood. Cuticular hydroc...

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Main Authors: Ruixu Chen, Tian Xu, Dejun Hao, Stephen A. Teale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
cuticular hydrocarbon
copulation behavior
<i>Pissodes strobi</i>
<i>Pissodes nemorensis</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/7/217

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