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The olfactory co-receptor IR8a governs larval-frass mediated competition avoidance in a hawkmoth
Jin Zhang, Sonja Bisch-Knaden, Richard A. Fandino…·Markus Knaden
The paper shows that the co-receptor IR8a is essential for hawkmoths to avoid ovipositing on plants already attacked by conspecific caterpillars, based on frass-emitted carboxylic acids.
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