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Aphid Wing Induction and Ecological Costs of Alarm Pheromone Emission under Field Conditions

The pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris, (Homoptera: Aphididae) releases the volatile sesquiterpene (E)-β-farnesene (EBF) when attacked by a predator, triggering escape responses in the aphid colony. Recently, it was shown that this alarm pheromone also mediates the production of the winged disper...

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Autores principales: Hatano, Eduardo, Kunert, Grit, Weisser, Wolfgang W.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20585639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011188