Mate recognition: should fly stay or should fly go?

Curr Biol

Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA.

Published: April 2007

Recent studies have shown that male fruit flies use close-range olfactory cues to assess the status of potential mating partners. The presence of a volatile, male-derived pheromone can suppress the default male behavioral state of courting females.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.02.014DOI Listing

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