Behavioural genetics: the social fly.
Two studies report the presence of a social influence on pheromonal communication in fruit flies, demonstrating that the production of pheromone blends and mating behaviour are profoundly influenced by social context.
Ritchie
Michael G
MG
School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9TS, Scotland, United Kingdom. mgr@st-and.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D012919:Social Behavior