Moth pheromone receptors: gene sequences, function and evolution

The detection of female-released species-specific sex pheromones in moths is mediated by the pheromone receptors that are expressed in the sensory neurons in the olfactory sensilla of conspecific male antennae. Since the pioneering studies on the tobacco budworm Heliothis virescens and the silkworm...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dan-Dan eZhang, Christer eLöfstedt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00105/full