Until around 1990, most multigene families were thought to be subject to concerted
evolution, in which all member genes of a family evolve as a unit in concert. However …

Chemical signals are omnipresent in sexual communication in the vast majority of living
organisms. The traditional paradigm was that their main purpose in sexual behaviour was to …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

For many species of insects, lipid pheromones profoundly influence survival, reproduction,
and social organization. Unravelling the chemical language of insects has been the subject …

I review the recent literature on cuticular hydrocarbons (CHs) in Drosophila. First, the major
structural features of CHs are examined in a variety of species with regard to phylogeny. The …

Chemosensory speciation is characterized by the evolution of barriers to genetic exchange
that involve chemosensory systems and chemical signals. Here, we review some …

As a consequence of the diversity of Lepidoptera, including 150,000 described species,
interesting species-specific sex pheromone systems are exhibited in this insect group. The …

Insect olfactory systems present models to study interactions between animal genomes and
the environment. They have evolved for fast processing of specific odorant blends and for …

Pheromones are chemical signals whose composition varies enormously between species.
Despite pheromones being a nearly ubiquitous form of communication, particularly among …