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Chemical communication: A jewel sheds light on signal evolution

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Author

Summary, in English

When others show sexy tails or sing elaborate songs, many animals use the language of chemistry to attract potential mates. A study provides insights into the evolutionary conundrum of how new chemical signals can evolve in an established communication system.

Department/s

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Pages

346-348

Publication/Series

Current Biology

Volume

23

Issue

9

Document type

Journal article (comment)

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Evolutionary Biology

Status

Published

Project

  • Evolutionary mechanisms of pheromone divergence in Lepidoptera

Research group

  • Pheromone Group

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1879-0445