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Examination of the interior of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) abdomen reveals novel cuticular structures involved in pheromone release: Discovering the manifold

The males of many species of New World Phlebotomines produce volatile terpenoid chemicals, shown in Lutzomyia longipalpis s.l. to be sex/aggregation pheromones. Pheromone is produced by secretory cells which surround a cuticular reservoir which collects the pheromone and passes it through a cuticula...

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Autores principales: Tonelli, Gabriel B., Andrade-Filho, José D., Campos, Aldenise M., Margonari, Carina, Amaral, Amanda R., Volf, Petr, Shaw, Elisabeth J., Hamilton, James G. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8730455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34932549
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009733