Identification of candidate chemosensory genes of Ophraella communa LeSage (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) based on antennal transcriptome analysis

Abstract Antennal olfaction plays a key role in insect survival, which mediates important behaviors like host search, mate choice, and oviposition site selection. As an oligophagous insect, olfaction is extremely important for Ophraella communa to locate host plants. However, information on the olfa...

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Main Authors: Chao Ma, Chenchen Zhao, Shaowei Cui, Yan Zhang, Guangmei Chen, Hongsong Chen, Fanghao Wan, Zhongshi Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52149-x