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Male sexual response inPeriplaneta americana is influenced by the presence or absence of sex pheromone, the length of time since last exposure to pheromone, the length of that exposure, and the photocycle. Females begin emission of sex pheromone 9 or more days after the molt to adult. The quantity emitted does not appear to be influenced by the photocycle. During the light phase of the photocycle, males only respond to high concentrations of pheromone. They recover quickly after brief exposures, but after prolonged exposures, a second exposure 24 h later elicited responses of lower intensity.
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Hawkins, W.A., Rust, M.K. Factors influencing male sexual response in the American cockroachPeriplaneta americana . J Chem Ecol 3, 85–99 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988136
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