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Chemoreception in Butterflies


Ono H, Ozaki K, Yoshikawa H. (2005)
Identification of cytochrome P450 and glutathione-S-transferase genes preferentially expressed in chemosensory organs of the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus L.
Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2005 Aug;35(8):837-46.
Ono H, Yoshikawa H. (2004)
Identification of amine receptors from a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus L.: cloning and mRNA localization in foreleg chemosensory organ for recognition of host plants.
Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2004 Dec;34(12):1247-56.
Nakayama T, Honda K, Omura H, Hayashi N.
Oviposition stimulants for the tropical swallowtail butterfly, Papilio polytes, feeding on a rutaceous plant, Toddalia asiatica.
J Chem Ecol. 2003 Jul;29(7):1621-34.
Tanoue S, Nishioka T.
Molecular characterization of a membrane-bound cGMP dependent protein kinase from the silk moth Bombyx mori.
Insect Mol Biol. 2003 Dec;12(6):621-9.
Tanoue S, Nishioka T.
A receptor-type guanylyl cyclase expression is regulated under circadian clock in peripheral tissues of the silk moth. Light-induced shifting of the expression rhythm and correlation with eclosion.
J Biol Chem. 2001 Dec 14;276(50):46765-9. Epub 2001 Sep 13
Tanoue S, Nishioka T.
A receptor-type guanylyl cyclase expression is regulated under circadian clock in peripheral tissues of the silk moth. Light-induced shifting of the expression rhythm and correlation with eclosion.
J Biol Chem. 2001 Dec 14;276(50):46765-9. Epub 2001 Sep 13
Tanoue S, Sumida S, Suetsugu T, Endo Y, Nishioka T.
Identification of a receptor type guanylyl cyclase in the antennal lobe and antennal sensory neurons of the silkmoth, Bombyx mori.
Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2001 Sep;31(10):971-9.
Janz N, Nyblom K, Nylin S. (2001)
Evolutionary dynamics of host-plant specialization: a case study of the tribe Nymphalini.
Evolution Int J Org Evolution. 2001 Apr;55(4):783-96.
Janz N (1998)
Sex-linked inheritance of host-plant specialization in a polyphagous butterfly.
Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B (1998) 26; 1675-1678.