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Title:		"2,6-dichlorophenol, sex pheromone of the lone star tick"
Author(s):		Berger RS;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1972
Volume:		177
Issue:		4050
Page Number:		704 - 705
DOI:		10.1126/science.177.4050.704
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The compound 2,6-dichlorophenol was identified from female lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum, and is believed to be a sex pheromone of this arthropod. The natural occurrence of a chlorinated organic compound in a land animal is new. The presence of similar compounds of exogenous origin is common in animals, but efforts to implicate an outside source for the halogenated phenol have failed"
Keywords:		"Animals Chromatography, Gas Female Phenols/*analysis/biosynthesis Pheromones/*analysis Sex Factors Spectrum Analysis Ticks/*analysis/metabolism;"
Notes:		"MedlineBerger, R S eng 1972/08/25 Science. 1972 Aug 25; 177(4050):704-5. doi: 10.1126/science.177.4050.704"