Comparative transcriptomics of mountain pine beetle pheromone-biosynthetic tissues and functional analysis of CYP6DE3
Abstract Background The mountain pine beetle (MPB, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) is a highly destructive pest of pine forests in western North America. During flight to a new host tree and initiation of feeding, mountain pine beetles release aggregation pheromones. The biosynthetic pathways of th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-04-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3696-4 |