When is a butterfly like an elephant?
The behaviours of organisms as diverse as elephants and butterflies are affected by pheromones with identical or similar structures. Recent developments in the molecular biology of pheromone detection suggest why.
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Department of Chemistry, University of Wales, College of Cardiff, P.O. Box 912, Cardiff CF1 3TB, UK.
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