Different species have
different pheromone receptors, and so the ability to most accurately smell females of the same species prevents attraction to other females.
Not exact matches
This unexpected result fits with previous work showing that E and Z males have
different connections between the neurons harboring
pheromone receptors and the brain.
«This result fits with our previous work showing that E and Z males have
different connections between the brain and the neurons containing
pheromone receptors,» explains co-author Teun Dekker.