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Science 30 July 1976:
Vol. 193. no. 4251, pp. 419 - 420
DOI: 10.1126/science.935877
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Science, Vol 193, Issue 4251, 419-420
Copyright © 1976 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Postmating female odor in Heliconius butterflies: a male-contributed antiaphrodisiac?

LE Gilbert

Genetic crosses between races of Heliconius erato that differ in the odor of female abdominal glands show that the odor originates in the male and is transferred to the female at mating. Behavioral observations strongly suggest that the odor is an antiaphrodisiac that helps to enforce monogamy among females.


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