Loss of Drosophila pheromone reverses its role in sexual communication in Drosophila suzukii
Loss of Drosophila pheromone reverses its role in sexual communication in Drosophila suzukii
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England: The Royal Society
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The Drosophila pheromone cis-11-octadecenyl acetate (cVA) is used as pheromone throughout the melanogaster group and fulfils a primary role in sexual and social behaviours. Here, we found that Drosophila suzukii, an invasive pest that oviposits in undamaged ripe fruit, does not produce cVA. In fact, its production site, the ejaculatory bulb, is atr...
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Loss of Drosophila pheromone reverses its role in sexual communication in Drosophila suzukii
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TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_25716789
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_25716789
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0962-8452,1471-2954
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1471-2954
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10.1098/rspb.2014.3018
