Female receptivity in butterflies and moths

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 3433-3440

  Wedell, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acp; Ejaculate; PBAN; Peptide; Pheromones; Receptivity; Sexual selection; Sperm

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; JUVENILE HORMONE; MST57DC PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; BUTTERFLY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; JUVENILE HORMONES; MALE; MOTHS; PEPTIDES; SEMEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 26844514845     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01774     Document Type: Review

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