Search for dissertations about: "pheromone communication"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words pheromone communication.
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1. Chemical Communication and Mate Choice : Investigations into the Meaning of a Fruit Fly Pheromone
Abstract : Chemical signals are the most widely used form of sexual communication throughout the living world. However, there is in general little knowledge about what these signals actually communicate. The role of chemical signals, i.e. READ MORE
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2. Chemical communication in mating shore crabs Carcinus maenas
Abstract : Locating and evaluating a suitable partner for mating is one of the most important events in any sexually reproducing organism. To achieve this, an animal must be able to locate its partner over both long and short distances, and finally evoke the proper mating behaviour. READ MORE
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3. Circadian Rhythms in Moth Sex Pheromone Communication
Abstract : Sex pheromone communication and related physiological processes are regulated by circadian clock mechanisms in many moth species. This thesis includes studies of circadian rhythms in sexually relevant behaviours and communication in the Egyptian cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis, the turnip moth Agrotis segetum, the Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella and the Mediterranean flour moth Ephestia kuehniella. READ MORE
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4. Insights into the Evolution of Moth Pheromone Communication: Lessons from the European Corn Borer
Abstract : Chemical communication by means of sex pheromones is central to the mating systems of a wide range of organisms. Because reproductive isolation is often based on pheromone differences, understanding how pheromones diverge is necessary for a complete comprehension of the speciation process. READ MORE
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5. Disruption of moth mating behaviour by olfactory and auditory cues
Abstract : The impact of olfactory and auditory cues on the mating behaviour in two species of moths, Agrotis segetum (Noctuidae) and Plodia interpunctella (Pyralidae), was investigated to evaluate their potential use in integrated pest management. The flight behaviour of male A. READ MORE