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The legs ofMusca domestica andGlossina morsitans females as the site of sex pheromone release

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The site of sex pheromone release inMusca domestica andGlossina morsitans is the legs. Unicellular glands restricted to the tarsi and to the tibia are proposed as the source of the pheromone. The structure of the glands is described.

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  1. The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel

    Y. Schlein, R. Galun & M. N. Ben-Eliahu

  2. Department of Zoology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

    Y. Schlein, R. Galun & M. N. Ben-Eliahu

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Acknowledgments. TheMusca domestica stock, obtained from Dr H. Penner at the Department of Health, Jerusalem, was the insecticide-susceptible strain of the WHO Centre, The Zoological Institute, University of Pavia, Italy. Dr A.M. Jordan of the Tsetse Research Laboratory at Bristol suppliedGlossina morsitans pupae.

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Schlein, Y., Galun, R. & Ben-Eliahu, M.N. The legs ofMusca domestica andGlossina morsitans females as the site of sex pheromone release. Experientia 36, 1174–1176 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01976110

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