IT’S ALL IN THE MIX: BLEND-SPECIFIC BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSE TO A SEXUAL PHEROMONE IN A BUTTERFLY

IT’S ALL IN THE MIX: BLEND-SPECIFIC BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSE TO A SEXUAL PHEROMONE IN A BUTTERFLY

Among insects, sexual pheromones are typically mixtures of two to several components, all of which are generally required to elicit a behavioural response. Here we show for the first time that a complete blend of sexual pheromone components is needed to elicit a response also in a butterfly. Males o...

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Main Authors: Helena eLarsdotter-Mellström, Kerstin eEriksson, Ilme eLiblikas, Christer eWiklund, Anna Karin eBorg-Karlsson, Sören eNylin, Niklas eJanz, Mikael A Carlsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
pheromone
Olfaction
calcium imaging
butterfly
mixture interactions
isomer
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2016.00068/full

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