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Variations on a theme: diversification of cuticular hydrocarbons in a clade of cactophilic Drosophila
BACKGROUND: We characterized variation and chemical composition of epicuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) in the seven species of the Drosophila buzzatii cluster with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Despite the critical role of CHCs in providing resistance to desiccation and involvement in communica...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3161901/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21699713 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-179 |