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Sex recognition pheromone in the West African tsetse fly, Glossina palpalis palpalis (Robineau-Desvoidy)*†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

I. I. Offor ,
D. A. Carlson ,
N. M. Gadzama  and
H. T. Bozimou
I. I. Offor
Affiliation:
Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research, P.M.B. 2077, Kaduna, Nigeria
D. A. Carlson
Affiliation:
Insects Affecting Man and Animals Research Laboratory, AR, SEA, USDA, P.O. Box 14565, Gainesville, FL 32604, U.S.A.
N. M. Gadzama
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria (presently at University of Maiduguri, Bornu State, Nigeria)
H. T. Bozimou
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Admadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , December 1981 , pp. 417 - 420
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Copyright © ICIPE 1981

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