Balanced olfactory antagonism as a concept for understanding evolutionary shifts in moth sex pheromone blends

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 971-981

  Baker, Thomas C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric tracking; Attractant; Behavioral antagonist; Evolution; Lepidoptera; Moths; Olfaction; Reproductive character displacement; Sex pheromone; Speciation

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

ANTAGONISM; ATTRACTANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; MOTH; OLFACTION; OLFACTORY CUE; SEX PHEROMONE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOTH; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; MALE; MOTHS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SMELL;

LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 47049083936     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9468-5     Document Type: Article

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