Publicaties
The chemical crown of social insect life: the origin and evolution of queen pheromones in social wasps KU Leuven
The evolution of honest queen pheromones in insect societies KU Leuven
The evolution of honest queen pheromones in insect societies KU Leuven
The origin and evolution of social insect queen pheromones: novel hypotheses and outstanding problems KU Leuven
Exaptation as a Mechanism for Functional Reinforcement of an Animal Pheromone System Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
Animal sex pheromone systems often exist as multicomponent signals [1–11] to which chemical cues have been added over evolutionary time. Little is known on why and how additional molecules become recruited and conserved in an already functional pheromone system. Here, we investigated the evolutionary trajectory of a series of 15 kDa proteins—termed persuasins—that were co-opted more recently alongside the ancient sodefrin precursor-like ...
Origin and diversification of a salamander sex pheromone system Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Divergence of species-specific protein sex pheromone blends in two related, nonhybridizing newts (Salamandridae) Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
Courtship Pheromone Use in a Model Urodele, the Mexican Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
Differences in rectal amino acid levels determine bacteria-originated sex pheromone specificity in two closely related flies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sex pheromones are widely used by insects as a reproductive isolating mechanism to attract conspecifics and repel heterospecifics. Although researchers have obtained extensive knowledge about sex pheromones, little is known about the differentiation mechanism of sex pheromones in closely related species. Using Bactrocera dorsalis and Bactrocera cucurbitae as the study model, we investigated how the male-borne sex pheromones are different. The ...