Early-exposure to new sex pheromone blends alters mate preference in female butterflies and in their offspring
Pheromones are an essential cue for species recognition and mate selection in many insects including the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Here the authors show that females with a short social experience of a new male learn preferences for novel pheromone blends, a preference which also occurs in their d...
Main Authors: | Emilie Dion, Li Xian Pui, Katie Weber, Antónia Monteiro |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-01-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13801-2 |
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