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Behavioural and genetic analyses of Nasonia shed light on the evolution of sex pheromones

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  • Oliver Niehuis

    (Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, 53113 Bonn, Germany
    School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University)

  • Jan Buellesbach

    (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
    Evolutionary Biology and Animal Ecology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
    Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany)

  • Joshua D. Gibson

    (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University)

  • Daniela Pothmann

    (University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany)

  • Christian Hanner

    (Evolutionary Biology and Animal Ecology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany)

  • Navdeep S. Mutti

    (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
    DuPont Experimental Station, DuPont-Pioneer Agricultural Biotechnology)

  • Andrea K. Judson

    (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University)

  • Jürgen Gadau

    (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University)

  • Joachim Ruther

    (University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany)

  • Thomas Schmitt

    (Evolutionary Biology and Animal Ecology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
    Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
    Ecological Network Group, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany)

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A genetic and behavioural study in related species of Nasonia wasps reveals how pheromone changes relevant to speciation could evolve through genes creating a new pheromone component by changing the stereochemistry of an existing pheromone molecule.

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  • Oliver Niehuis & Jan Buellesbach & Joshua D. Gibson & Daniela Pothmann & Christian Hanner & Navdeep S. Mutti & Andrea K. Judson & Jürgen Gadau & Joachim Ruther & Thomas Schmitt, 2013. "Behavioural and genetic analyses of Nasonia shed light on the evolution of sex pheromones," Nature, Nature, vol. 494(7437), pages 345-348, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:494:y:2013:i:7437:d:10.1038_nature11838
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11838
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