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Title:		Identification of a sex pheromone from a spider
Author(s):		Schulz S; Toft S;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1993
Volume:		260
Issue:		5114
Page Number:		1635 - 1637
DOI:		10.1126/science.260.5114.1635
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The compounds (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid and its dimer, (R)-3-[(R)-3-hydroxybutyryloxy]-butyric acid, have been identified as sex pheromones of a spider. These compounds elicit web reduction behavior by males of Linyphia triangularis (Clerck) on the webs of unmated adult females"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINESchulz, S Toft, S eng 1993/06/11 Science. 1993 Jun 11; 260(5114):1635-7. doi: 10.1126/science.260.5114.1635"