| Title: | Wired for sex: the neurobiology of Drosophila mating decisions |
| Address: | "Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Doktor Bohr-gasse 7, A-1030 Vienna, Austria. dickson@imp.ac.at" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1095-9203 (Electronic) 0036-8075 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Decisions about whom to mate with can sometimes be difficult, but making the right choice is critical for an animal's reproductive success. The ubiquitous fruit fly, Drosophila, is clearly very good at making these decisions. Upon encountering another fly, a male may or may not choose to court. He estimates his chances of success primarily on the basis of pheromone signals and previous courtship experience. The female decides whether to accept or reject the male, depending on her perception of his pheromone and acoustic signals, as well as her own readiness to mate. This simple and genetically tractable system provides an excellent model to explore the neurobiology of decision making" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Brain/physiology Decision Making Drosophila/genetics/*physiology Female Genes, Insect Learning Male Neurons/*physiology Sensory Receptor Cells/physiology Sex Attractants/physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology Vocalization, Animal;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineDickson, Barry J eng Review 2008/11/08 Science. 2008 Nov 7; 322(5903):904-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1159276" |
