Sniffing out chemosensory genes from the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata.

The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (medfly), is an extremely invasive agricultural pest due to its extremely wide host range and its ability to adapt to a broad range of climatic conditions and habitats. Chemosensory behaviour plays an important role in many crucial stages in the life o...

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Main Authors: Paolo Siciliano, Francesca Scolari, Ludvik M Gomulski, Marco Falchetto, Mosè Manni, Paolo Gabrieli, Linda M Field, Jing-Jiang Zhou, Giuliano Gasperi, Anna R Malacrida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3885724?pdf=render