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Title:		Insect Mating Behavior: Endocrine Control of a Chemical Communication System
Author(s):		Barth RH;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1965
Volume:		149
Issue:		3686
Page Number:		882 - 883
DOI:		10.1126/science.149.3686.882
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		Experiments on several species of moths and cockroaches indicate that the production of sex pheromone (a male attractant) in virgin females is under endocrine control in some species but not in others. The presence or absence of endocrine control over pheromone production may be correlated with the type of life cycle exhibited
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEBarth, R H Jr eng 1965/08/20 Science. 1965 Aug 20; 149(3686):882-3. doi: 10.1126/science.149.3686.882"