Do male-derived substances affect female mating receptivity and release of sex pheromone by females of the sorghum plant bug Stenotus rubrovittatus (Hemiptera: Miridae)?

In insects, male-derived substances transferred during copulation often alter female physiology. Thus these substances may affect female behaviour, including mating receptivity and release of sex pheromone. In the sorghum plant bug Stenotus rubrovittatus (Matsumura) (Hemiptera: Miridae), males trans...

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Main Authors: Keiko OKU, Takashi YAMANE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2014-01-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201401-0003_Do_male-derived_substances_affect_female_mating_receptivity_and_release_of_sex_pheromone_by_females_of_the_sorg.php