male courtship behavior, tapping to detect pheromone

Term ID

GO:0016544

Synonyms

• male courtship behavior, tapping
• male courtship behaviour, tapping
• male courtship behaviour, tapping to detect pheromone

Definition

The process during courtship where the male insect taps the female with his frontal leg. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. 11092827

References

Ontology

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