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Chemosensory sensitivity reflects reproductive status in the ant Harpegnathos saltator

Insects communicate with pheromones using sensitive antennal sensilla. Although trace amounts of pheromones can be detected by many insects, context-dependent increased costs of high sensitivity might lead to plasticity in sensillum responsiveness. We have functionally characterized basiconic sensil...

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Autores principales: Ghaninia, Majid, Haight, Kevin, Berger, Shelley L., Reinberg, Danny, Zwiebel, Laurence J., Ray, Anandasankar, Liebig, Jürgen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5473913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28623371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03964-7