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Title:		"Recongition and sexual selection in Drosophila: classification, quantification, and identification"
Author(s):		Leonard JE; Ehrman L;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1976
Volume:		193
Issue:		4254
Page Number:		693 - 695
DOI:		10.1126/science.948745
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		Drosophila pseudoobscura females show a positive bias toward mating with males whose proportion in the population is low. They can perform this discrimination even when three strains of males are present. The olfactory recognition required for this discrimination entails a hierarchically ordered recognition system and a natural unit of olfactory strength
Keywords:		"Animals Drosophila/*physiology Female Genes Information Theory Male Models, Biological Pheromones/physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology Smell;"
Notes:		"MedlineLeonard, J E Ehrman, L eng 1976/08/20 Science. 1976 Aug 20; 193(4254):693-5. doi: 10.1126/science.948745"