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Insects

Title:		Insect Cuticular Hydrocarbons as Dynamic Traits in Sexual Communication
Author(s):		Ingleby FC;
Address:		"School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, John Maynard Smith Building, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK. f.ingleby@sussex.ac.uk"
Journal Title:		Insects
Year:		2015
Volume:		20150804
Issue:		3
Page Number:		732 - 742
DOI:		10.3390/insects6030732
ISSN/ISBN:		2075-4450 (Print) 2075-4450 (Electronic) 2075-4450 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Recent research has demonstrated extensive within-species variation in pheromone expression in insect species, contrary to the view that pheromones are largely invariant within species. In fact, many studies on insect cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) show that pheromones can be highly dynamic traits that can express significant short-term plasticity across both abiotic and social environments. It is likely that this variability in CHC expression contributes to their important role in sexual signaling and mate choice. In this review, I discuss CHC plasticity and how this might influence sexual communication. I also highlight two important avenues for future research: examining plasticity in how individuals respond to CHC signals, and testing how sexual communication varies across abiotic and social environments"
Keywords:		CHCs plasticity sexual signals social environment;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEIngleby, Fiona C eng Review Switzerland 2015/10/16 Insects. 2015 Aug 4; 6(3):732-42. doi: 10.3390/insects6030732"