A host beetle pheromone regulates development and behavior in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus

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...

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Main Authors: Jessica K Cinkornpumin, Dona R Wisidagama, Veronika Rapoport, James L Go, Christoph Dieterich, Xiaoyue Wang, Ralf J Sommer, Ray L Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2014-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/03229