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Nutritional condition affects tergal gland secretion and courtship success of male cockroaches

An integral part of the courtship sequence of the German cockroach (Blattella germanica) involves the male raising his wings to expose tergal glands on his dorsum. When a female cockroach feeds on the secretion of these glands, she is optimally positioned for mating. Core chemical components have be...

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Autores principales: McPherson, Samantha, Wada-Katsumata, Ayako, Hatano, Eduardo, Silverman, Jules, Schal, Coby
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9348660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35921282
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271344