Early-exposure to new sex pheromone blends alters mate preference in female butterflies and in their offspring

Pheromones are an essential cue for species recognition and mate selection in many insects including the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Here the authors show that females with a short social experience of a new male learn preferences for novel pheromone blends, a preference which also occurs in their d...

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Autores principales: Emilie Dion, Li Xian Pui, Katie Weber, Antónia Monteiro
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Sumario:Pheromones are an essential cue for species recognition and mate selection in many insects including the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Here the authors show that females with a short social experience of a new male learn preferences for novel pheromone blends, a preference which also occurs in their daughters.