Behavior: Why Male Flies Sing Different Songs.

Curr Biol

Neurobiology Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK; Drosophila Connectomics Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK. Electronic address:

Published: April 2019

A new study investigates the distinct male courtship songs of two related Drosophila species and the neurons controlling this behavior, localizing a site of evolutionary divergence to the motor system, downstream of the central brain.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.054DOI Listing

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