Male sex pheromone components in Heliconius butterflies released by the androconia affect female choice
Kathy Darragh, Sohini Vanjari, Florian Mann, Maria F Gonzalez-R, Colin R Morrison, Camilo Salazar, Carolina Pardo-Diaz, Richard M Merrill, W Owen McMillan, Stefan Schulz, Chris D. Jiggins
The paper identifies male sex pheromone components in Heliconius butterflies and shows they influence female mate choice through specialized scales called androconia.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2015 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology