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Title:		Dufour's gland: source of sex pheromone in a hymenopterous parasitoid
Author(s):		Weseloh RM;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1976
Volume:		193
Issue:		4254
Page Number:		695 - 697
DOI:		10.1126/science.948746
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		Females of Apanteles melanoscelus and Apanteles liparidis produce a sex pheromone in Dufour's gland of their reproductive system. Males of both species exhibit premating behavior when in contact with filter paper smears of the gland of their respective females
Keywords:		"Animals Female Humans Hymenoptera/*anatomy & histology Male *Pheromones/physiology *Sex Attractants/biosynthesis/physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/physiology Wasps/*anatomy & histology/physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineWeseloh, R M eng 1976/08/20 Science. 1976 Aug 20; 193(4254):695-7. doi: 10.1126/science.948746"