Variation in courtship ultrasounds of three Ostrinia moths with different sex pheromones.

Moths use ultrasounds as well as pheromones for sexual communication. In closely related moth species, variations in ultrasounds and pheromones are likely to profoundly affect mate recognition, reproductive isolation, and speciation. The European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, and its Asian congene...

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Main Authors: Takuma Takanashi, Ryo Nakano, Annemarie Surlykke, Haruki Tatsuta, Jun Tabata, Yukio Ishikawa, Niels Skals
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2949388?pdf=render