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Sex attractant pheromone of the house fly: isolation, identification and synthesis |
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| Authors: | D A Carlson M S Mayer D L Silhacek J D James M Beroza B A Bierl |
| Abstract: | A sex pheromone isolated from the cuticle and feces of the female house fly attracts the male fly; it has been identified as (Z)-9-tricosene. Chemical and biological comparisons of the natural and synthesized compounds show that they are identical. |
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