Antennal RNAseq reveals odorant receptors with sex-biased expression in the common eastern firefly, Photinus pyralis
Sarah E. Lower, Samuel Pring, Hanh Thi Duc Tran, Katherine Martinson, Susan Deering, Mathew A. Price, Brian E. Vestal, Gregory M. Pask, Douglas B. Collins, Robert F. Mitchell
The paper identifies sex-biased odorant receptor expression in the common eastern firefly, suggesting a role in mating signals despite its reliance on visual flashing.
BMC Genomics · Jul 13, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology