title: Invertebrate neuroethology: food play and sex.
abstract: How do animals perceive their environment and make appropriate behavioral choices based on those perceptions? New data have uncovered a novel sensory pathway that promotes Drosophila male courtship behavior in response to food.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rezával
authors.forename: Caroline C G
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Fabre
authors.forename: Stephen F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Goodwin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D005502:Food; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C103226:fru protein, Drosophila