Genomic content of chemosensory genes correlates with host range in wood-boring beetles (Dendroctonus ponderosae, Agrilus planipennis, and Anoplophora glabripennis)

Abstract Background Olfaction and gustation underlie behaviors that are crucial for insect fitness, such as host and mate selection. The detection of semiochemicals is mediated via proteins from large and rapidly evolving chemosensory gene families; however, the links between a species’ ecology and...

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Main Authors: Martin N. Andersson, Christopher I. Keeling, Robert F. Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-6054-x