From worm to man, many odorant signals are perceived by the binding of volatile ligands to
odorant receptors 1 that belong to the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family 2 . They …

10.7554/eLife.02115.001 The olfactory sense detects a plethora of behaviorally relevant odor
molecules; gene families involved in olfaction exhibit high diversity in different animal phyla…

Background Egg-laying animals, such as insects, ensure the survival of their offspring by
depositing their eggs in favorable environments. To identify suitable oviposition sites, insects, …

Culex quinquefasciatus (the southern house mosquito) is an important mosquito vector of
viruses such as West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus, as well as of nematodes that …

Neuroethology utilizes a wide range of multidisciplinary approaches to decipher neural
correlates of natural behaviors associated with an animal's ecological niche. By placing …

Flies, like all animals, need to find suitable and safe food. Because the principal food source
for Drosophila melanogaster is yeast growing on fermenting fruit, flies need to distinguish …

… Single-sensillum recordings from the male s. trichodea confirm earlier results from the
type A sensillum (Hansson et&. ,1987; 1994). One cell, firing with a large spike amplitude …

The flowers of Ophrys orchids mimic receptive females of usually only one pollinator species.
Males of this species are attracted primarily by the odour of a flower and transfer the …

The evolution of animal behaviour is poorly understood 1 , 2 . Despite numerous correlations
between interspecific divergence in behaviour and nervous system structure and function, …

In nature, the fruit fly D rosophila melanogaster is attracted to fermenting fruit. Micro‐organisms
like S accharomyces yeasts growing on fruit occupy a commonly overlooked trophic level …