Cuticular hydrocarbons discriminate cryptic Macrolophus species (Hemiptera: Miridae) [PDF]
Bulletin of Entomological Research, 2012 AbstractMacrolophus pygmaeus is commercially employed in the biological control of greenhouse and field vegetable pests. It is morphologically undistinguishable from the cryptic species M. melanotoma, and this interferes with the evaluation of the biological control activity of M. pygmaeus. We analysed the potential of cuticular hydrocarbon composition
Gemeno Marín, César +5 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 Apolipophorins are carrier proteins that bind lipids and mediate their transport from tissue to tissue in animals. Apolipophorin I and II (apoLp-II/I) are the major apolipophorins in insects.
Yiyan Zhao +12 more
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A new function of hydrocarbons in insect communication : maternal care and offspring signalling in the European earwig [PDF]
, 2011 International ...
Kölliker, M., Mas, F., Meunier, J.
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Scientific Reports, 2021 The production of royal pheromones by reproductives (queens and kings) enables social insect colonies to allocate individuals into reproductive and non-reproductive roles.
Pierre-André Eyer +3 more
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Levels of genetic polymorphism: marker loci versus quantitative traits [PDF]
, 1998 Species are the units used to measure ecological diversity and alleles are the units of genetic diversity. Genetic variation within and among species has been documented most extensively using allozyme electrophoresis.
Butlin R. K. +9 more
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Interactions with combined chemical cues inform harvester ant foragers' decisions to leave the nest in search of food. [PDF]
, 2013 Social insect colonies operate without central control or any global assessment of what needs to be done by workers. Colony organization arises from the responses of individuals to local cues.
Gordon, Deborah M +2 more
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Sexual isolation and cuticular hydrocarbons in Drosophila elegans [PDF]
Heredity, 2001 In Drosophila elegans, partial sexual isolation has developed between the brown and black morphs, which are distributed allopatrically. The present study aims to understand how they discriminate between potential mates. Mating experiments show that the females of the two morphs differ in sexual signal(s) and the males discriminate using these ...
K, Ishii +3 more
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Cuticular Hydrocarbon Analysis in Forensic Entomology: A Review [PDF]
Archaeological and Environmental Forensic Science, 2018 Blowflies are the first inhabitants of decomposing remains and are therefore of forensic relevance for post mortem interval estimations. Forensic entomology is becoming widely accepted as a branch of forensic science and is being utilised more within forensic casework. This wider use has driven an increase in research being carried out within the field,
Moore, H, Shemilt, S
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Wax on, wax off: nest soil facilitates indirect transfer of recognition cues between ant nestmates.
PLoS ONE, 2011 Social animals use recognition cues to discriminate between group members and non-members. These recognition cues may be conceptualized as a label, which is compared to a neural representation of acceptable cue combinations termed the template.
Nick Bos, Lena Grinsted, Luke Holman
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Evolutionary consequences of deception: Complexity and informational content of colony signature are favored by social parasitism [PDF]
, 2014 International audienceNestmate recognition codes show remarkable chemical complexity, involving multiple biochemical pathways. This complexity provides the opportunity to evaluate the ecological and social conditions that favor the evolution of complex ...
Azzani, Laura +2 more
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