Quantifying variation in the ability of yeasts to attract Drosophila melanogaster.

Yeasts that invade and colonise fruit significantly enhance the volatile chemical diversity of this ecosystem. These modified bouquets are thought to be more attractive to Drosophila flies than the fruit alone, but the variance of attraction in natural yeast populations is uncharacterised. Here we i...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Loida Palanca, Anne C Gaskett, Catrin S Günther, Richard D Newcomb, Matthew R Goddard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3783394?pdf=render