Generalization of Courtship Learning in Drosophila Is Mediated by cis-Vaccenyl Acetate

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 599-605

  Ejima, Aki ^a   Smith, Benjamin P C ^b   Lucas, Christophe ^b   van der Goes van Naters, Wynand ^c   Miller, Carson J ^c   Carlson, John R ^c   Levine, Joel D ^b   Griffith, Leslie C ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CIS VACCENYL ACETATE; CIS-VACCENYL ACETATE; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; OLEIC ACID; PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; ODOR; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; OLEIC ACIDS; PHEROMONES; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SMELL;

EID: 33947662965     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.01.053     Document Type: Article

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