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Chemical analysis of a putative sex pheromone from Lutzomyia pessoai (Diptera Psychodidae)

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Chemical analysis of a putative sex pheromone from Lutzomyia pessoai (Diptera Psychodidae). / Hamilton, J. G.C.; Ward, R. D.
In: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Vol. 88, No. 4, 1994, p. 405-412.

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Hamilton, JGC & Ward, RD 1994, 'Chemical analysis of a putative sex pheromone from Lutzomyia pessoai (Diptera Psychodidae)', Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, vol. 88, no. 4, pp. 405-412. https://doi.org/10.1080/00034983.1994.11812883

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Hamilton, J. G. C., & Ward, R. D. (1994). Chemical analysis of a putative sex pheromone from Lutzomyia pessoai (Diptera Psychodidae). Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 88(4), 405-412. https://doi.org/10.1080/00034983.1994.11812883

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Hamilton JGC, Ward RD. Chemical analysis of a putative sex pheromone from Lutzomyia pessoai (Diptera Psychodidae). Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 1994;88(4):405-412. doi: 10.1080/00034983.1994.11812883

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Hamilton, J. G.C. ; Ward, R. D. / Chemical analysis of a putative sex pheromone from Lutzomyia pessoai (Diptera Psychodidae). In: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 1994 ; Vol. 88, No. 4. pp. 405-412.

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