Odoriferous Defensive stink gland transcriptome to identify novel genes necessary for quinone synthesis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.
Chemical defense is one of the most important traits, which endow insects the ability to conquer a most diverse set of ecological environments.Chemical secretions are used for defense against anything from vertebrate or invertebrate predators to prokaryotic or eukaryotic parasites or food competitors.Tenebrionid beetles are especially prolific in t