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Onderstepoort J Vet Res

Title:		Tick pheromones
Author(s):		Gothe R;
Address:		"Institute for Comparative Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Munich, Germany"
Journal Title:		Onderstepoort J Vet Res
Year:		1987
Volume:		54
Issue:		3
Page Number:		439 - 441
DOI:
ISSN/ISBN:		0030-2465 (Print) 0030-2465 (Linking)
Abstract:		"According to their activity profiles tick pheromones can be characterized as assembly pheromones, aggregation/attachment pheromones, pre-attachment or pre-feeding pheromones, attractant sex pheromones, contact sex pheromones, fecundity-reducing pheromone and various ungrouped pheromones. This paper gives a short review of the chemical characteristics, biological roles, and activity periods as well as the sites of production and release of tick pheromones"
Keywords:		Animals Female Male Pheromones/*physiology Ticks/*physiology;
Notes:		"MedlineGothe, R eng Review South Africa 1987/09/01 Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 1987 Sep; 54(3):439-41"