title: Evolutionary genetics: you are what you evolve to eat.
abstract: The evolution of host specialization can potentially limit future evolutionary opportunities. A new study now shows how Drosophila sechellia, specialized on the toxic Morinda fruit, has evolved new nutritional needs influencing its reproduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West. Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1 Canada. Electronic address: dworkin@mcmaster.ca.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dworkin
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, 120 South Rd Chapel Hill, NC, 25799-3280, USA.
authors.forename: Corbin D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D004298:Dopamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D032066:Morinda / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine