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Review
. 1987 Sep;54(3):439-41.

Tick pheromones

R Gothe  1
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  • PMID: 3329329
Review

Tick pheromones

R Gothe. Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 1987 Sep.

Abstract

According to their activity profiles tick pheromones can be characterized as assembly pheromones, aggregation/attachment pheromones, pre-attachment or pre-feeding pheromones, attractant sex pheromones, contact sex pheromones, fecundity-reducing pheromone and various ungrouped pheromones. This paper gives a short review of the chemical characteristics, biological roles, and activity periods as well as the sites of production and release of tick pheromones.

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