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Review
. 2002 Oct 15;99(21):13368-70.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.222539799. Epub 2002 Oct 8.

Mechanism for saltational shifts in pheromone communication systems

Thomas C Baker  1
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Review

Mechanism for saltational shifts in pheromone communication systems

Thomas C Baker. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Figure 1
Females of the European corn borer, O. nubilalis (Left), carry the gene for producing the unusual pheromone of the Asian corn borer but do not express it (6). A very small proportion of European corn borer males (Right) are capable of responding to the Asian corn borer pheromone as well as to their own pheromone (6). Image courtesy of Marlin Rice, Iowa State University.
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Comment on

  • Evolution of moth sex pheromones via ancestral genes.
    Roelofs WL, Liu W, Hao G, Jiao H, Rooney AP, Linn CE Jr. Roelofs WL, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Oct 15;99(21):13621-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.152445399. Epub 2002 Sep 17. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002. PMID: 12237399 Free PMC article.

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