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Curr Biol

Title:		Mate recognition: should fly stay or should fly go?
Author(s):		Mehren JE;
Address:		"Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA. jmehren@mail.rockefeller.edu"
Journal Title:		Curr Biol
Year:		2007
Volume:		17
Issue:		7
Page Number:		R240 - R242
DOI:		10.1016/j.cub.2007.02.014
ISSN/ISBN:		0960-9822 (Print) 0960-9822 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Recent studies have shown that male fruit flies use close-range olfactory cues to assess the status of potential mating partners. The presence of a volatile, male-derived pheromone can suppress the default male behavioral state of courting females"
Keywords:		"Animals Drosophila Proteins/physiology Drosophila melanogaster/*physiology Female Male *Mating Preference, Animal Pheromones/physiology Receptors, Odorant/physiology Smell/physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineMehren, Jennifer E eng Comment England 2007/04/05 Curr Biol. 2007 Apr 3; 17(7):R240-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.02.014"