title: Neural circuits: anatomy of a sexual behavior.
abstract: Females of many species, once mated, undergo a rapid change in reproductive physiology and behavior, shifting from a sexually receptive state to one devoted to the rearing of offspring. Two recent reports shed light on the neural circuitry governing the female post-mating response in the fruit fly Drosophila, providing insight into the neurobiological processes governing a complex behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, North Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada. Electronic address: joshua.krupp@utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Joshua J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Krupp
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, North Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada. Electronic address: joel.levine@utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Joel D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000502:physiology*; D009655:Octopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D009655:Octopamine