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Evolution of Acid-Sensing Olfactory Circuits in Drosophilids.
Neuron - 8 Feb 2017
Prieto-Godino Lucia L, Rytz Raphael, Cruchet Steeve, Bargeton Benoîte, Abuin Liliane, Silbering Ana F, Ruta Vanessa, Dal Peraro Matteo, Benton Richard
Abstract excerpt
Animals adapt their behaviors to specific ecological niches, but the genetic and cellular basis of nervous system evolution is poorly understood. We have compared the olfactory circuits of the specialist Drosophila sechellia-which feeds exclusively on Morinda citrifolia fruit-with its generalist cousins D. melanogaster and D. simulans. We show that D. sechellia exhibits derived odor-evoked attraction and...
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