Title: | Evidence for an antiaphrodisiac in the sweat bee Lasioglossum (Dialictus) zephyrum |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Male Lasioglossum (Dialictus) zephyrum in the field are attracted to models impregnated with the odor of virgin females. The number of males responding increases with increasing odor concentration. Once a male has contacted a model, its attractiveness to other males is reduced, suggesting that the male may contribute an antiaphrodisiac cue so that other males avoid mated females" |
Keywords: | "Animals Bees/*physiology Female Male Pheromones/*physiology Sex Attractants/antagonists & inhibitors/*physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology;" |
Notes: | "MedlineKukuk, P eng 1-F32-MH08722-01/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/ Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. 1985/02/08 Science. 1985 Feb 8; 227(4687):656-7. doi: 10.1126/science.3969557" |