Identification and Differential Expression of a Candidate Sex Pheromone Receptor in Natural Populations of Spodoptera litura.

Olfaction is primarily mediated by highly specific olfactory receptors (ORs), a subfamily of which are the pheromone receptors that play a key role in sexual communication and can contribute to reproductive isolation. Here we cloned and identified an olfactory receptor, SlituOR3 (Genbank NO. JN83527...

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Main Authors: Xinda Lin, Qinhui Zhang, Zhongnan Wu, Yongjun Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4488349?pdf=render