title: fruitless regulates aggression and dominance in Drosophila.
abstract: When competing for resources, two Drosophila melanogaster flies of the same sex fight each other. Males and females fight with distinctly different styles, and males but not females establish dominance relationships. Here we show that sex-specific splicing of the fruitless gene plays a critical role in determining who and how a fly fights, and whether a dominance relationship forms.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 7, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Eleftheria
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vrontou
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Nilsen
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kravitz
authors.forename: Barry J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Dickson
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology*; D017398:Alternative Splicing / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C103226:fru protein, Drosophila