The neuro-ecology of Drosophila pupation behavior.

Many species of Drosophila form conspecific pupa aggregations across the breeding sites. These aggregations could result from species-specific larval odor recognition. To test this hypothesis we used larval odors of D. melanogaster and D. pavani, two species that coexist in the nature. When stimulat...

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Main Authors: Francisco Del Pino, Claudia Jara, Luis Pino, Raúl Godoy-Herrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4102506?pdf=render