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Within-population variability in a moth sex pheromone blend: genetic basis and behavioural consequences.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Mar 2014
Groot Astrid T, Schöfl Gerhard, Inglis Ollie, Donnerhacke Susanne, Classen Alice, Schmalz Antje, Santangelo Richard G, Emerson Jennifer, Gould Fred, Schal Coby, Heckel David G
Abstract excerpt
Evolutionary diversification of sexual communication systems in moths is perplexing because signal and response are under stabilizing selection in many species, and this is expected to constrain evolutionary change. In the moth Heliothis virescens, we consistently found high phenotypic variability in the female sex pheromone blend within each of four geographically distant populations. Here, we assess the...
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