A Drosophila male pheromone affects female sexual receptivity

Sex pheromones are chemical signals frequently required for mate choice, but their reciprocal role on mate preference has rarely been shown in both sexes. In Drosophila melanogaster flies, the predominant cuticular hydrocarbons (CHs) are sexually dimorphic: only females produce 7,11-dienes, whereas...

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Main Authors: Grillet, Micheline, Dartevelle, Laurence, Ferveur, Jean-François
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1560049/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16543174
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3332
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