Moth pheromone receptors: gene sequences, function and evolution
The detection of female-released species-specific sex pheromones in moths is mediated by the pheromone receptors that are expressed in the sensory neurons in the olfactory sensilla of conspecific male antennae. Since the pioneering studies on the tobacco budworm Heliothis virescens and the silkworm...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00105/full |