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Sexual mimicry regulates the attractiveness of mated Drosophila melanogaster females.

During mating, male Drosophila melanogaster transfer to the female's cuticle a compound (7-tricosene) that is almost absent from virgin females but is the major hydrocarbon component of the male's cuticle. During the first 3 hr after mating, the amount of 7-tricosene on a female decreases...

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Main Author: Scott, D
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1986
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC386942/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3095835
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