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Title:		Sexual role reversal in mate-finding strategies of the cabbage looper moth
Author(s):		Landolt PJ; Heath RR;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1990
Volume:		249
Issue:		4972
Page Number:		1026 - 1028
DOI:		10.1126/science.249.4972.1026
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The mate-finding behavior of the cabbage looper moth Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) includes both female- and male-produced sex pheromones used in distinct mate-finding strategies. Both sexes release multicomponent pheromones attractive to the opposite sex. Male pheromone is comprised of d-linalool, m-cresol, and p-cresol released from abdominal hair pencils. Males exposed to host plant odor or to the female sex pheromone (Z)-7-dodecen-1-ol acetate are more attractive to females, suggesting stimulation of male pheromone release"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINELandolt, P J Heath, R R eng 1990/08/31 Science. 1990 Aug 31; 249(4972):1026-8. doi: 10.1126/science.249.4972.1026"