Sexually dimorphic hydrocarbons: pheromones in cockroaches
Kanikah Mehndiratta, MSc, University of Glasgow Insects secrete pheromones to attract the opposite gender. The nature, activity and sex-specific differences in such pheromones is usually attributed to different regulatory mechanisms at the genetic level. Cuticular hydrocarbons in arthropods act as a crucial signalling chemical for intra-specie communication. Their primary role is to prevent drying of […]