Olfaction: chemical signposts along the silk road.
A recent study on the reception of olfactory cues by silkworm larvae illustrates how the convergence of genomic, physiological and ecological data promises to shed light on the origins and evolution of chemically mediated interactions between plants and insects.
Mescher
Mark C
MC
539, ASI Building Center, Chemical Ecology, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. mcmescher@psu.edu
De Moraes
Consuelo M
CM
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D012831:Bombyx / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology*; D009812:Odorants; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D018034:Olfactory Receptor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*