Behavioral responses of Drosophila to biogenic levels of carbon dioxide depend on life-stage, sex and olfactory context

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2739-2748

  Faucher, Cécile ^a   Forstreuter, Manfred ^b   Hilker, Monika ^a   De Bruyne, Marien ^a,c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior; Carbon dioxide; Drosophila melanogaster; Fruit; Larvae; Odor context; Olfaction; Receptor

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FRUIT; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; FRUIT; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; ODORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33747044345     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02297     Document Type: Article

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