Reduction of dopamine level enhances the attractiveness of male Drosophila to other males

Dopamine is an important neuromodulator in animals and its roles in mammalian sexual behavior are extensively studied. Drosophila as a useful model system is widely used in many fields of biological studies. It has been reported that dopamine reduction can affect female receptivity in Drosophila and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2009-02, Vol.4 (2), p.e4574-e4574
Hauptverfasser:	Liu, Tong, Dartevelle, Laurence, Yuan, Chunyan, Wei, Hongping, Wang, Ying, Ferveur, Jean-François, Guo, Aike
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Animal behavior Animal reproduction Animals Attraction Biosynthesis Courtship Dopamine Dopamine - deficiency Dopamine - physiology Dopamine receptors Drosophila Drosophila - physiology Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila simulans Evolution Females Food Genetic engineering Homosexuality Homosexuality, Male Hydrocarbons Insects Laboratories Male Males Mutation Neuromodulation Neuroscience/Behavioral Neuroscience Neuroscience/Neural Homeostasis Neuroscience/Sensory Systems Neurosciences Pharmacology Phenols (Class of compounds) Reduction Sexual behavior Sexual Behavior, Animal
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