Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
The use of salivary α-amylase as an evolutionary solution to host selection in parasitoids
G. Bichang'a, J.-L. Da Lage, C.-M. Mailhan…·P.-a. Calatayud
This study shows that parasitoids use salivary α-amylase from host larvae to recognize and select hosts, mediated by gustatory neurons.
DOI 10.1007/s10886-018-1002-9