Identification of candidate chemosensory genes in Mythimna separata by transcriptomic analysis

Abstract Background The oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata, is an economically important and common Lepidopteran pest of cereal crops. Chemoreception plays a key role in insect life, such as foraging, oviposition site selection, and mating partners. To better understand the chemosensory mechanisms...

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Main Authors: Lixiao Du, Xincheng Zhao, Xiangzhi Liang, Xiwu Gao, Yang Liu, Guirong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4898-0