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Science 25 August 1978:
Vol. 201. no. 4357, pp. 750 - 753
DOI: 10.1126/science.675256
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Science, Vol 201, Issue 4357, 750-753
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Sex pheromone of the tsetse fly: isolation, identification, and synthesis of contact aphrodisiacs

DA Carlson, PA Langley, and P Huyton

Sex pheromones isolated from the cuticle of the female tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood, release mating behavior in the male fly at ultrashort range or upon contact with baited decoys. Three active components were identified as 15,19-dimethylheptatriacontane, 17,21-dimethylheptatriacontane, and 15,19,23-trimethylheptatriacontane. Chemical and biological comparisons show that the natural and synthetic compounds are identical.


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