Peripheral and behavioral plasticity of pheromone response and its hormonal control in a long-lived moth

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2000-2006

  Lemmen, Joelle ^a   Evenden, Maya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caloptilia; Juvenile hormone; Lepidoptera; Pheromone response plasticity; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

METHOPRENE; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; METHOPRENE; MOTHS; PHEROMONES;

ANIMALIA; CALOPTILIA; CALOPTILIA FRAXINELLA; GRACILLARIIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 67649519967     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.030858     Document Type: Article

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