Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewed
Odorant receptors mediating avoidance of toxic mustard oils in Drosophila melanogaster are expanded in herbivorous relatives
Teruyuki Matsunaga, Carolina E. Reisenman, Benjamin Goldman-Huertas…·Noah Kerness Whiteman
This study identifies odorant receptors in Drosophila that detect toxic mustard oils, showing that herbivorous relatives have expanded and adapted these receptors for hostplant recognition.
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