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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Main Authors: Ana eDepetris-Chauvin, Diego eGalagovsky, Yael eGrosjean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00041/full