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Pheromone production, male abundance, body size, and the evolution of elaborate antennae in moths

The males of some species of moths possess elaborate feathery antennae. It is widely assumed that these striking morphological features have evolved through selection for males with greater sensitivity to the female sex pheromone, which is typically released in minute quantities. Accordingly, female...

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Autores principales: Symonds, Matthew RE, Johnson, Tamara L, Elgar, Mark A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3297191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22408739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.81