Chemicals and chemoreceptors: ecologically relevant signals driving behavior in Drosophila.
Insects encounter a vast repertoire of chemicals in their natural environment, which can signal positive stimuli like the presence of a food source, a potential mate, or a suitable oviposition site as well as negative stimuli such as competitors, predators, or toxic substances reflecting danger. The...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00041/full |