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Male tarsi specific odorant-binding proteins in the diving beetle Cybister japonicus sharp

Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) play critical roles in chemical communication of insects, as they recognize and transport environmental chemical signals to receptors. The diving beetle Cybister japonicus Sharp shows a remarkable sexual dimorphism. The foreleg tarsi of males are equipped with large s...

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Autores principales: Song, Li-Mei, Jiang, Xiang, Wang, Xue-Min, Li, Jin-Dong, Zhu, Fang, Tu, Xiong-Bing, Zhang, Ze-Hua, Ban, Li-Ping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4992826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27545810
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep31848