Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Chemical communication between sexes in the elephants has been well studied at the chemical and behavioural levels, but little is known about the proteins mediating the exchange of chemical signals.
Valeriia Zaremska +6 more
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A combinatorial model for effective estrus detection in Murrah buffalo [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2017 Background: Buffaloes are silent heat animals and lacunae in their estrus detection results a substantial economic loss in developing countries.
Ramu Muthu Selvam, Govindaraju Archunan
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 Female moths use sex pheromones to attract males, and corresponding regulatory mechanism underlying sex pheromone biosynthesis is species-dependent. However, the detailed mechanism involved in sex pheromone biosynthesis in Ostrinia furnacalis has not yet
Shuangyan Yao +7 more
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Identification and characterization of pheromone receptors and interplay between receptors and pheromone binding proteins in the diamondback moth, Plutella xyllostella. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Moths depend on olfactory cues such as sex pheromones to find and recognize mating partners. Pheromone receptors (PRs) and Pheromone binding proteins (PBPs) are thought to be associated with olfactory signal transduction of pheromonal compounds in ...
Mengjing Sun +8 more
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A closer look at sex pheromone autodetection in the Oriental fruit moth
Scientific Reports, 2022 Female moths emit sex pheromone to attracts males, and although they are not attracted to their own sex pheromone, they appear to detect it as it affects their behavior.
Alicia Pérez-Aparicio +2 more
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A temporal comparison of sex-aggregation pheromone gland content and dynamics of release in three members of the Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) species complex. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 BACKGROUND:Lutzomyia longipalpis is the South American vector of Leishmania infantum, the etiologic agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Male L. longipalpis produce a sex-aggregation pheromone that is critical in mating, yet very little is known about ...
Mikel A González +8 more
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The coordination of cell growth during fission yeast mating requires Ras1-GTP hydrolysis [PDF]
, 2013 The spatial and temporal control of polarity is fundamental to the survival of all organisms. Cells define their polarity using highly conserved mechanisms that frequently rely upon the action of small GTPases, such as Ras and Cdc42.
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Functional specificity of sex pheromone receptors in the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Male moths can accurately perceive the sex pheromone emitted from conspecific females by their highly accurate and specific olfactory sensory system. Pheromone receptors are of special importance in moth pheromone reception because of their central role ...
Yang Liu +3 more
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Attraction of Lutzomyia longipalpis to synthetic sex-aggregation pheromone: Effect of release rate and proximity of adjacent pheromone sources. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 In South America, the Protist parasite that causes visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially fatal human disease, is transmitted by blood-feeding female Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies.
Melissa J Bell +8 more
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Pheromone Receptor Knock-Out Affects Pheromone Detection and Brain Structure in a Moth
Biomolecules, 2022 Sex pheromone receptors are crucial in insects for mate finding and contribute to species premating isolation. Many pheromone receptors have been functionally characterized, especially in moths, but loss of function studies are rare.
Fotini Koutroumpa +5 more
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