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Insects are often found in environments consisting of a complex mixture of odours originating from plants and other insects. From this multitude of signals, the insect must be able to discern and respond only to those that are relevant. For example, a mated female looking for an appropriate oviposition site must have the ability to not only detect the signals from the preferred host plant but also to ignore irrelevant signals from other plants.
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Hartlieb, E., Anderson, P. (1999). Olfactory-Released Behaviours. In: Hansson, B.S. (eds) Insect Olfaction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07911-9_12
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