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Rapid evolution of chemosensory receptor genes in a pair of sibling species of orchid bees (Apidae: Euglossini)

BACKGROUND: Insects rely more on chemical signals (semiochemicals) than on any other sensory modality to find, identify, and choose mates. In most insects, pheromone production is typically regulated through biosynthetic pathways, whereas pheromone sensory detection is controlled by the olfactory sy...

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Autores principales: Brand, Philipp, Ramírez, Santiago R., Leese, Florian, Quezada-Euan, J. Javier G., Tollrian, Ralph, Eltz, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4552289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26314297
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0451-9