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The fatty acid elongase Bond is essential for Drosophila sex pheromone synthesis and male fertility

Insects use a spectacular variety of chemical signals to guide their social behaviours. How such chemical diversity arises is a long-standing problem in evolutionary biology. Here we describe the contribution of the fatty acid elongase Bond to both pheromone diversity and male fertility in Drosophil...

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Autores principales: Ng, Wan Chin, Chin, Jacqueline S. R., Tan, Kah Junn, Yew, Joanne Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4579836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26369287
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9263