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Chapter 52, Problem 3Q
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The influence of hormones and pheromones on the behavior of burying beetles and its biological significance.
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The diagrams depicting the results of the levels of juvenile hormone during different days in the female’s breeding cycle in the presence and absence of larvae. Also, the diagram shows the effect of methyl geranate on copulation probability.
Introduction:
Hormones are biological molecules synthesized in the body and it stimulates various functions. Pheromones are signaling molecules emitted by male or female, which binds to receptors of the opposite sex to respond or involve in sexual behavior.
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