Cuticular Hydrocarbon Recognition in the Mating Behavior of Two Pissodes Species
Two sibling weevil species, Pissodes strobi Peck and P.nemorensis Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), can form reduced-fitness hybrids in the laboratory, but neither their premating isolation mechanisms nor mating behaviors are well-understood.Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) have been reported as crucial chemical cues in mating recognition in many in