Title: | Response to 'Does pupal communication influence Wolbachia-mediated cytoplasmic incompatibility?' |
Author(s): | Pontier SM; Schweisguth F; |
Address: | "Institut Pasteur, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, F-75015 Paris, France; CNRS, UMR3738, F-75015 Paris, France. Electronic address: stephaniepontier@gmail.com. Institut Pasteur, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, F-75015 Paris, France; CNRS, UMR3738, F-75015 Paris, France" |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.013 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-0445 (Electronic) 0960-9822 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "In a recent Current Biology paper [1], we reported that pheromone communication occurred during metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster. Female pheromones appeared to influence various aspects of the physiology and development of adult males. In particular, we observed that this communication regulated testis development and had a positive impact on reproduction, as measured by a difference in the % of eggs developing into larvae in crosses involving adult male flies that had developed at metamorphosis with or without female pupae [1]" |
Keywords: | Animals Drosophila Drosophila melanogaster Female Germ Cells Male Pupa *Wolbachia; |
Notes: | "MedlinePontier, Stephanie M Schweisguth, Francois eng Comment Letter England 2017/01/25 Curr Biol. 2017 Jan 23; 27(2):R55-R56. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.013" |