Pheromonal Cues Deposited by Mated Females Convey Social Information about Egg-Laying Sites in Drosophila Melanogaster

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 259-269

  Duménil, Claire ^a   Woud, David ^a   Pinto, Francesco ^a   Alkema, Jeroen T ^a   Jansen, Ilse ^a   Van Der Geest, Anne M ^a   Roessingh, Sanne ^a   Billeter, Jean Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Drosophila melanogaster; Oviposition; Pheromones; Social learning

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION PHEROMONE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BREEDING SITE; CHEMICAL CUE; EGG PRODUCTION; FLY; HABITAT QUALITY; LEARNING; MATING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; PHEROMONE; SITE SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84961226576     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-016-0681-3     Document Type: Article

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