Unexpected plant odor responses in a moth pheromone system

Male moths rely on olfactory cues to find females for reproduction. Males also use volatile plant compounds (VPCs) to find food sources and might use host-plant odor cues to identify the habitat of calling females. Both the sex pheromone released by conspecific females and VPCs trigger well-describe...

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Main Authors: Angéla eRouyar, Nina eDeisig, Fabienne eDupuy, Denis eLimousin, Marie-Anne eWycke, Michel eRenou, Sylvia eAnton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00148/full