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Wax, sex and the origin of species: Dual roles of insect cuticular hydrocarbons in adaptation and mating

Evolutionary changes in traits that affect both ecological divergence and mating signals could lead to reproductive isolation and the formation of new species. Insect cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are potential examples of such dual traits. They form a waxy layer on the cuticle of the insect to main...

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Autores principales: Chung, Henry, Carroll, Sean B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4683673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988392
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bies.201500014