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Chem Biol

Title:		When is a butterfly like an elephant?
Author(s):		Kelly DR;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry, University of Wales, College of Cardiff, P.O. Box 912, Cardiff CF1 3TB, UK"
Journal Title:		Chem Biol
Year:		1996
Volume:		3
Issue:		8
Page Number:		595 - 602
DOI:		10.1016/s1074-5521(96)90125-8
ISSN/ISBN:		1074-5521 (Print) 1074-5521 (Linking)
Abstract:		The behaviours of organisms as diverse as elephants and butterflies are affected by pheromones with identical or similar structures. Recent developments in the molecular biology of pheromone detection suggest why
Keywords:		Animals Aphids Carnivora Coleoptera Elephants Female Humans Lepidoptera Male Mice Pheromones/chemistry/*physiology Signal Transduction Species Specificity Swine Trees Vomeronasal Organ/physiology;
Notes:		"MedlineKelly, D R eng Review 1996/08/01 Chem Biol. 1996 Aug; 3(8):595-602. doi: 10.1016/s1074-5521(96)90125-8"