Diet-induced mating preference in Drosophila

Diet-induced mating preference in Drosophila

Diet-induced mating preference was initially observed by Dodd. Subsequently, Rosenberg et al reported that diet-induced mating preference occurred in Drosophila melanogaster. Treatment of the flies with antibiotics abolished the mating preference, suggesting that fly-associated commensal bacteria we...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2018-03, Vol.115 (10), p.E2153-E2153
Hauptverfasser: Rosenberg, Eugene, Zilber-Rosenberg, Ilana, Sharon, Gil, Segal, Daniel
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal behavior
Animal reproduction
Antibiotics
Biological Sciences
Diet
Insects
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Mating
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Zusammenfassung:Diet-induced mating preference was initially observed by Dodd. Subsequently, Rosenberg et al reported that diet-induced mating preference occurred in Drosophila melanogaster. Treatment of the flies with antibiotics abolished the mating preference, suggesting that fly-associated commensal bacteria were responsible for the phenomenon.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.1721527115