title: Response to "Does pupal communication influence Wolbachia-mediated cytoplasmic incompatibility?"
abstract: In a recent Current Biology paper [1], we reported that pheromone communication occurred during metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster. Female pheromones appeared to influence various aspects of the physiology and development of adult males. In particular, we observed that this communication regulated testis development and had a positive impact on reproduction, as measured by a difference in the % of eggs developing into larvae in crosses involving adult male flies that had developed at metamorphosis with or without female pupae [1].
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, F-75015 Paris, France; CNRS, UMR3738, F-75015 Paris, France. Electronic address: stephaniepontier@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pontier
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, F-75015 Paris, France; CNRS, UMR3738, F-75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schweisguth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster; D005260:Female; D005854:Germ Cells; D008297:Male; D011679:Pupa; D020577:Wolbachia