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Electroantennogram responses of male and femalePseudaletia unipuncta to the two major components of the presumed pheromone associated with the male anterior abdominal scent brushes vary with age. There is a postemergence period of maturation of responsiveness, followed by senescence. The age of maximum responsiveness differs according to the sex and to the compound tested.
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This research was supported in part by NSF grant BNS76-10268 and grants from the Killam Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation.
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Seabrook, W.D., Hirai, K., Shorey, H.H. et al. Maturation and senescence of an insect chemosensory response. J Chem Ecol 5, 587–594 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987843
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