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Curr Biol

Title:		Behavioural genetics: the social fly
Author(s):		Ritchie MG;
Address:		"School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9TS, Scotland, United Kingdom. mgr@st-and.ac.uk"
Journal Title:		Curr Biol
Year:		2008
Volume:		18
Issue:		18
Page Number:		R862 - R864
DOI:		10.1016/j.cub.2008.08.009
ISSN/ISBN:		0960-9822 (Print) 0960-9822 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Two studies report the presence of a social influence on pheromonal communication in fruit flies, demonstrating that the production of pheromone blends and mating behaviour are profoundly influenced by social context"
Keywords:		"Animals Diptera/genetics/*physiology Drosophila melanogaster/genetics/physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal *Social Behavior;"
Notes:		"MedlineRitchie, Michael G eng Comment England 2008/09/25 Curr Biol. 2008 Sep 23; 18(18):R862-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.08.009"