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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Humidity effects on response ofArgas persicus (Oken) to guanine, an assembly pheromone of ticks"
Author(s):		Hassanali A; Nyandat E; Obenchain FA; Otieno DA; Galun R;
Address:		"The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1989
Volume:		15
Issue:		3
Page Number:		791 - 797
DOI:		10.1007/BF01015177
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		The assembly behavior of the tickArgas persicus Oken in response to guanine has been found to be humidity dependent. Nymphal and adult maleA. persicus assemble on guanine-treated paper disks only at low relative humidities (25 +/- 5%). Exposure of the ticks to high relative humidities (85 +/- 5%) results in a gradual induction of a negative response to the pheromone
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEHassanali, A Nyandat, E Obenchain, F A Otieno, D A Galun, R eng 1989/03/01 J Chem Ecol. 1989 Mar; 15(3):791-7. doi: 10.1007/BF01015177"