title: Scent of a fly.
abstract: Sexual courtship is a highly ritualized behavior in many animals. Recent work in the vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has illuminated how the pheromone cis-vaccenyl acetate modulates sexual behavior in the fly. Chemosensory receptors and a sexually dimorphic circuit activated by this pheromone have been identified. This minireview highlights recent advances in the field of fly courtship.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, Box 63, New York, NY 10065, USA. leslie@rockefeller.edu
authors.forename: Leslie B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Vosshall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D010675:Pheromones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones