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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"sex recognition"”.
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Mounting Sex Pheromone: A Novel Pheromone Responsible for Mate Recognition in the Ixodidae
… was demonstrated to be the cuticular contact sex pheromone of <em>Dermacentor variabilis</em>. This pheromone which has been termed the Mounting Sex Pheromone (MSP) was also demonstrated to be present on the surface of <em>D</em>. <em>andersoni</em>, <em>Amblyomma maculatum</em> and <em>A. …
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Causes and consequences of color polymorphism in Rambur’s forktail (Ischnura ramburii)
… in increased male-male interaction rates, due to sex recognition errors (Chapter 4). Finally, I document recent, rapid evolution of andromorphy within Hawaii populations, and conduct mesocosm experiments to test the potential for density- and frequency-dependent selection to promote and maintain …
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The Degree of Reproductive Isolation in Gambusia affinis and Gambusia geiseri
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Sensitivity to chemical stimuli plays a fundamental role in the food preferences. Examples in the evolutionary scale: 1. Role of the walking leg chemoreceptors in the red swamp crayfish Procambarus Clarkii 2. PROP bitter taste sensitivity and its nutritional implications in Humans
… in a number of behavioral responses, such as, sex recognition and localization of food sources in the environment. By way of extracellular nerve recordings coupled with behavioral bioassays, we investigated the sensitivity spectra of the walking leg chemoreceptors in the crayfish P. clarkii in …