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Expression and function of two olfactory-related genes in response to methyl salicylate in the wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata (Araneae: Lycosidae)

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  Expression and function of two olfactory-related genes in response to methyl salicylate in the wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata (Araneae: Lycosidae) The wolf spider ( Pardosa pseudoannulata ) is common in rice fields. Olfaction is crucial for perceiving chemical information, and our previous research indicated that methyl salicylate (MeSA), a common herbivore-induced plant volatile (HIPV), significantly attracts P. pseudoannulata . However, few studies have examined the functions of spiders' olfactory-related genes and their interactions with HIPVs. This study aimed to identify olfactory-related genes associated with MeSA in P. pseudoannulata . Transcriptome analysis revealed four differentially expressed olfactory-related genes in response to MeSA in P. pseudoannulata . Subsequent molecular docking analysis indicated that MeSA had a strong predicted binding affinity with proteins of two key olfactory-related genes ( PpseNPC2-7 and PpseSNMP2 ). These two genes were cloned, and...

A new species of Ixchela Huber (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Honduras with updated taxonomic keys, and first record of Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski)

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A new Centruroides species and first record of C. tapachulaensis Hoffmann, 1932 (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Honduras

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A new species of Ummidia Thorell, 1875, from Útila Island, Honduras (Araneae: Halonoproctidae)

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The poorly-known amblypygid fauna (Arachnida, Amblypygi) of Honduras, Central America: an overview

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Distribution of Trichonephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767) (Araneae: Araneidae) in Honduras

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UNA ESPECIE NUEVA DE CENTRUROIDES (SCORPIONES: BUTHIDAE) DE GUANAJA, ISLAS DE LA BAHÍA, HONDURAS

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