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. 1983 Feb;9(2):259-66.
doi: 10.1007/BF00988043.

Venom Source of a sex pheromone in the social waspPolistes fuscatus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

D C Post  1 , R L Jeanne
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Venom Source of a sex pheromone in the social waspPolistes fuscatus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

D C Post et al. J Chem Ecol. 1983 Feb.

Abstract

Females ofPolistes fuscatus possess a sex pheromone in the venom gland and sac. The pheromone attracts males from short distances and releases male copulatory behavior.

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