Flying the fly: Long-range flight behavior of drosophila melanogaster to attractive odors

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 599-607

  Becher, Paul G ^a   Bengtsson, Marie ^a   Hansson, Bill S ^b   Witzgall, Peter ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Drosophila melanogaster; Flight behavior; Fruit fly; Geosmin; Long range attraction; Olfactory system; Vinegar fly; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; GEOSMIN; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE;

ACETIC ACID; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; ETHANOL; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FLY; LIGAND; ODOR; OLFACTION; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WIND TUNNEL;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG EFFECT; FLYING; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOLATILIZATION;

ACETIC ACID; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; NAPHTHOLS; ODORS; SEX FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 77953323384     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9794-2     Document Type: Article

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