Plant odorants interfere with detection of sex pheromone signals by male Heliothis virescens

In many insects, mate finding relies on female-released sex pheromones, which have to be deciphered by the male olfactory system within an odorous background of plant volatiles present in the environment of a calling female. With respect to pheromone-mediated mate localization, plant odorants may be...

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Main Authors: Pablo ePregitzer, Marco eSchubert, Heinz eBreer, Bill S. Hansson, Silke eSachse, Jürgen eKrieger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2012.00042/full