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Advertisement of unreceptivity – Perfume modifications of mason bee females (Osmia bicornis and O. cornuta) and a non-existing antiaphrodisiac

Females of many monandrous insect species announce their receptivity either by specialised sex-pheromones or by a signature mixture of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs). The trigger that shuts down the sex-pheromone release or initialises a change in CHC bouquet is thought to be either the mating per se...

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Autores principales: Seidelmann, Karsten, Rolke, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6502347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31059512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215925