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Allelic variation in a fatty-acyl reductase gene causes divergence in moth sex pheromones.
Nature - 22 Jul 2010
Lassance Jean-Marc, Groot Astrid T, Liénard Marjorie A, Antony Binu, Borgwardt Christin, Andersson Fredrik, Hedenström Erik, Heckel David G, Löfstedt Christer
Abstract excerpt
Pheromone-based behaviours are crucial in animals from insects to mammals, and reproductive isolation is often based on pheromone differences. However, the genetic mechanisms by which pheromone signals change during the evolution of new species are largely unknown. In the sexual communication system of moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera), females emit a species-specific pheromone blend that attracts males over long...
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