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Insects

Title:		Sexual Communication in the Drosophila Genus
Author(s):		Bontonou G; Wicker-Thomas C;
Address:		"CNRS UPR 9034 and Universite de Paris Sud, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France. Gwenaelle.Bontonou@legs.cnrs-gif.fr. CNRS UPR 9034 and Universite de Paris Sud, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France. Claude.Wicker-Thomas@legs.cnrs-gif.fr"
Journal Title:		Insects
Year:		2014
Volume:		20140618
Issue:		2
Page Number:		439 - 458
DOI:		10.3390/insects5020439
ISSN/ISBN:		2075-4450 (Print) 2075-4450 (Electronic) 2075-4450 (Linking)
Abstract:		"In insects, sexual behavior depends on chemical and non-chemical cues that might play an important role in sexual isolation. In this review, we present current knowledge about sexual behavior in the Drosophila genus. We describe courtship and signals involved in sexual communication, with a special focus on sex pheromones. We examine the role of cuticular hydrocarbons as sex pheromones, their implication in sexual isolation, and their evolution. Finally, we discuss the roles of male cuticular non-hydrocarbon pheromones that act after mating: cis-vaccenyl acetate, developing on its controversial role in courtship behavior and long-chain acetyldienylacetates and triacylglycerides, which act as anti-aphrodisiacs in mated females"
Keywords:		Drosophila cis-vaccenyl acetate courtship pheromones;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEBontonou, Gwenaelle Wicker-Thomas, Claude eng Review Switzerland 2014/01/01 Insects. 2014 Jun 18; 5(2):439-58. doi: 10.3390/insects5020439"