Motor Control of Drosophila Courtship Song

Many animals utilize acoustic signals—or songs—to attract mates. During courtship, Drosophila melanogaster males vibrate a wing to produce trains of pulses and extended tone, called pulse and sine song, respectively. Courtship songs in the genus Drosophila are exceedingly diverse, and different song...

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Main Authors: Troy R. Shirangi, David L. Stern, James W. Truman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-11-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124713005627