Aggregation Pheromone for an Invasive Mussel Consists of a Precise Combination of Three Common Purines

Summary: Most marine benthic invertebrates have a pelagic larval phase, after which they settle preferentially on or near conspecific adults, forming aggregations. Although settlement pheromones from conspecific adults have been implicated as critical drivers of aggregation for more than 30 years, s...

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Main Authors: Jian He, Qi Dai, Yuxuan Qi, Zhiwen Wu, Qianyun Fang, Pei Su, Miaoqin Huang, J. Grant Burgess, Caihuan Ke, Danqing Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:iScience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004219303001