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Identification of an aphid sex pheromone [PDF]
Nature, 1987 Although aphids reproduce asexually on their host plants during the summer, many species migrate to a winter host where sexual reproduction occurs. Males of certain species locate mates by means of a sex attractant pheromone released from the hind legs of the females1–4. Here we report the identification of such a pheromone from the vetch aphid Megoura
Dawson, G. W. +6 more
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The joy of sex pheromones [PDF]
The EMBO Reports, 2013 Sex pheromones provide an important means of communication to unite individuals for successful reproduction. Although sex pheromones are highly diverse across animals, these signals fulfil common fundamental roles in enabling identification of a mating partner of the opposite sex, the appropriate species and of optimal fecundity.
Gomez-Diaz Carolina, Benton Richard
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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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Pea aphid odorant-binding protein ApisOBP6 discriminates between aphid sex pheromone components, aphid alarm pheromone and a host plant volatile [PDF]
, 2023 Olfactory perception of pheromones in insects involves odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), relatively small proteins (ca.110-240 amino acid residues) that can bind reversibly to behaviourally active olfactory ligands.
Sims, C. +14 more
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Identification and Expression Profiles of Sex Pheromone Biosynthesis and Transport Related Genes in Spodoptera litura. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Although the general pathway of sex pheromone synthesis in moth species has been established, the molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. The common cutworm Spodoptera litura is an important agricultural pest worldwide and causes huge economic ...
Ya-Nan Zhang +9 more
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Sex pheromone evolution is associated with differential regulation of the same desaturase gene in two genera of leafroller moths. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2012 Chemical signals are prevalent in sexual communication systems. Mate recognition has been extensively studied within the Lepidoptera, where the production and recognition of species-specific sex pheromone signals are typically the defining character ...
Jérôme Albre +8 more
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Cells, 2023 Insect sex pheromones are volatile chemicals that induce mating behavior between conspecific individuals. In moths, sex pheromone biosynthesis is initiated when pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide (PBAN) synthesized in the suboesophageal ...
Wook Hyun Cha, Boyun Kim, Dae-Weon Lee
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Sex Pheromone Receptors of Lepidopteran Insects
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The sex pheromone receptors (SPRs) of Lepidopteran insects play important roles in chemical communication. In the sex pheromone detection processes, sex pheromone molecule (SPM), SPR, co-receptor (Orco), pheromone binding protein (PBP), sensory neuron ...
Chan Yang +6 more
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An airborne sex pheromone in snakes [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2011 Most reptile sex pheromones so far described are lipid molecules too large to diffuse through the air; instead, they are detected via direct contact (tongue-flicking) with another animal's body or substrate-deposited trails, using the vomeronasal system.
R, Shine, R T, Mason
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Sex Pheromone of the Alfalfa Plant Bug, Adelphocoris lineolatus: Pheromone Composition and Antagonistic Effect of 1- Hexanol (Hemiptera: Miridae) [PDF]
, 2021 The sex pheromone composition of alfalfa plant bugs, Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze, 1778), from Central Europe was investigated to test the hypothesis that insect species across a wide geographical area can vary in their pheromone composition. Potential
Pickett, J. A. +18 more
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