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Behav Genet

Title:		Involvement of cuticular hydrocarbons in the mating success of Drosophila melanogaster females
Author(s):		Casares P;
Address:		"Area de Genetica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, 33011, Spain. pcg@uniovi.es"
Journal Title:		Behav Genet
Year:		2007
Volume:		20070123
Issue:		3
Page Number:		498 - 506
DOI:		10.1007/s10519-006-9141-0
ISSN/ISBN:		0001-8244 (Print) 0001-8244 (Linking)
Abstract:		The role of Drosophila melanogaster female pheromones in mating success was investigated in parallel with female receptivity. Lines selected for high and low female receptivity showed no changes in the patterns of cuticular hydrocarbons despite the occurrence of large variation for these aphrodisiac compounds in the base population. Female mating success was clearly related to receptivity level but not to pheromone-mediated attractiveness. The role of female pheromones in sexual selection is questioned
Keywords:		"Animals Drosophila melanogaster/*genetics Female Hydrocarbons/*metabolism Insect Proteins/genetics Male Pheromones/physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineCasares, Pelayo eng 2007/01/24 Behav Genet. 2007 May; 37(3):498-506. doi: 10.1007/s10519-006-9141-0. Epub 2007 Jan 23"