Epicuticle Lipids Mediate Mate Recognition in Triatoma infestans
Epicuticle Lipids Mediate Mate Recognition in Triatoma infestans
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New York: Springer-Verlag
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English
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New York: Springer-Verlag
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Epicuticular lipids are contact cues in intraspecific chemical communication in insects, both for aggregation and sexual behavior. Triatomine bugs are vectors of the parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi
, the cause of Chagas disease. In
Triatoma infestans
, the major epicuticular lipids are hydrocarbons, fatty alcohols, and free and esterified fa...
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Epicuticle Lipids Mediate Mate Recognition in Triatoma infestans
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_902355056
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_902355056
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0098-0331
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1573-1561
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10.1007/s10886-011-9927-2
