Variation and Heritability of Responsiveness of Individual Male House Flies, Musca domestica1 to the Female Sex Pheromone

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  • BCBruce D. Cowan
    Bruce D. Cowan
  • WRWm. M. Rogoff
    Wm. M. Rogoff
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Abstract
When 347 male house flies, Musca domestica L., were in activity between flies exposed to treated and control observed individually after models (pseudoflies) were pseudoflies were caused by both the greater percentage of treated with either a benzene extract of female house Hies (0.3 female fly equivalents per pseudofly) or benzene control), specific males were consistently much more responsive to pseudoflies than were others. Differences flies responding to the treated objects and the increased activity of individual flies. The tendencies of individuals to respond appeared to be inherited.