Profiles of cuticular hydrocarbons mediate male mate choice and sexual isolation between hybridising Chrysochus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Chemoecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-96

  Peterson, Merrill A ^a   Dobler, Susanne ^b   Larson, Erica L ^a,c   Juárez, Danielle ^a   Schlarbaum, Tim ^c   Monsen, Kirsten J ^a,d   Francke, Wittko ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^d MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Chrysochus auratus; Chrysochus cobaltinus; Chrysomelidae; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Hybridisation; Sexual isolation

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOCHUS; CHRYSOCHUS AURATUS; CHRYSOCHUS COBALTINUS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34249039011     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-007-0366-z     Document Type: Article

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