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The first identification of a pheromone in 1961 by Butenandt et al. (1961) was achieved without the aid of a gas chromatograph-a tool which subsequent workers have found essential. Although gas chromatography (GC) is a powerful technique for the separation and isolation of pheromones, additional techniques are required to establish which components in the mixture are involved in the behavior of the insect.
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Wadhams, L.J. (1984). The Coupled Gas Chromatography-Single Cell Recording Technique. In: Hummel, H.E., Miller, T.A. (eds) Techniques in Pheromone Research. Springer Series in Experimental Entomology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5220-7_7
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