Biology 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078024269
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Chapter 43 - Behavioral Ecology - Assess - Page 835: 10

Answer

a. chemical communication

Work Step by Step

In one of the most studied systems, female silkworm moths (Bombyx mori) attract male mates with the pheromone bombykol, a volatile 16-carbon alcohol. In the male moth's antennae, a pheromone-binding protein conveys bombykol to a membrane-bound receptor on a nerve cell.
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