Combined EST and proteomic analysis identifies rapidly evolving seminal fluid proteins in heliconius butterflies

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2000-2013

  Walters, James R ^a   Harrison, Richard G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

accessory gland; Heliconius; Lepidoptera; seminal fluid proteins

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN; INSECT PROTEIN; SEMINAL FLUID PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; BUTTERFLY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HELICONIUS ERATO; HELICONIUS MELPOMENE; HONEYBEE; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEOMICS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; PROTEOMICS; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEINS;

APIS MELLIFERA; HELICONIUS; HELICONIUS ERATO; HELICONIUS MELPOMENE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 77955932014     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq092     Document Type: Article

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