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A host beetle pheromone regulates development and behavior in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus.
eLife - 15 Oct 2014
Cinkornpumin Jessica K, Wisidagama Dona R, Rapoport Veronika, Go James L, Dieterich Christoph, Wang Xiaoyue, Sommer Ralf J, Hong Ray L
Abstract excerpt
Nematodes and insects are the two most speciose animal phyla and nematode-insect associations encompass widespread biological interactions. To dissect the chemical signals and the genes mediating this association, we investigated the effect of an oriental beetle sex pheromone on the development and behavior of the nematode Pristionchus pacificus. We found that while the beetle pheromone is attractive to P....
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