title: Chemical signalling: laser on the fly reveals a new male-specific pheromone.
abstract: A study using laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry has identified new oxygenated compounds in cuticular lipids of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster; one such compound, when transferred to females during mating, renders the females unattractive to males for days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada. joel.levine@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Joel D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Jocelyn G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Millar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000737:chemistry*; D007834:Lasers; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000378:metabolism*; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D008055:Lipids; D012724:Sex Attractants