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An inhibitory sex pheromone tastes bitter for Drosophila males.

PloS one - 15 Aug 2007

Lacaille Fabien, Hiroi Makoto, Twele Robert, Inoshita Tsuyoshi, Umemoto Daisuke, Manière Gérard, Marion-Poll Frédéric, Ozaki Mamiko, Francke Wittko, Cobb Matthew, Everaerts Claude, Tanimura Teiichi, Ferveur Jean-François

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Sexual behavior requires animals to distinguish between the sexes and to respond appropriately to each of them. In Drosophila melanogaster, as in many insects, cuticular hydrocarbons are thought to be involved in sex recognition and in mating behavior, but there is no direct neuronal evidence of their pheromonal effect. Using behavioral and electrophysiological measures of responses to natural and synthetic...

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PMID: 17710124
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000661
PMCID: PMC1937024

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