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Sexual Communication in the Drosophila Genus
In insects, sexual behavior depends on chemical and non-chemical cues that might play an important role in sexual isolation. In this review, we present current knowledge about sexual behavior in the Drosophila genus. We describe courtship and signals involved in sexual communication, with a special...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4592592/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26462693 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects5020439 |
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author | Bontonou, Gwénaëlle Wicker-Thomas, Claude |
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description | In insects, sexual behavior depends on chemical and non-chemical cues that might play an important role in sexual isolation. In this review, we present current knowledge about sexual behavior in the Drosophila genus. We describe courtship and signals involved in sexual communication, with a special focus on sex pheromones. We examine the role of cuticular hydrocarbons as sex pheromones, their implication in sexual isolation, and their evolution. Finally, we discuss the roles of male cuticular non-hydrocarbon pheromones that act after mating: cis-vaccenyl acetate, developing on its controversial role in courtship behavior and long-chain acetyldienylacetates and triacylglycerides, which act as anti-aphrodisiacs in mated females. |
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spelling | pubmed-45925922015-10-08 Sexual Communication in the Drosophila Genus Bontonou, Gwénaëlle Wicker-Thomas, Claude Insects Review In insects, sexual behavior depends on chemical and non-chemical cues that might play an important role in sexual isolation. In this review, we present current knowledge about sexual behavior in the Drosophila genus. We describe courtship and signals involved in sexual communication, with a special focus on sex pheromones. We examine the role of cuticular hydrocarbons as sex pheromones, their implication in sexual isolation, and their evolution. Finally, we discuss the roles of male cuticular non-hydrocarbon pheromones that act after mating: cis-vaccenyl acetate, developing on its controversial role in courtship behavior and long-chain acetyldienylacetates and triacylglycerides, which act as anti-aphrodisiacs in mated females. MDPI 2014-06-18 /pmc/articles/PMC4592592/ /pubmed/26462693 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects5020439 Text en © 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Bontonou, Gwénaëlle Wicker-Thomas, Claude Sexual Communication in the Drosophila Genus |
title | Sexual Communication in the Drosophila Genus |
title_full | Sexual Communication in the Drosophila Genus |
title_fullStr | Sexual Communication in the Drosophila Genus |
title_full_unstemmed | Sexual Communication in the Drosophila Genus |
title_short | Sexual Communication in the Drosophila Genus |
title_sort | sexual communication in the drosophila genus |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4592592/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26462693 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects5020439 |
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