▪ Abstract Courtship is a complex behavior in Drosophila that recruits a wide range of genes
for its realization, including those concerning sex determination, ion channels, and circadian …

I review the recent literature on cuticular hydrocarbons (CHs) in Drosophila. First, the major
structural features of CHs are examined in a variety of species with regard to phylogeny. The …

The survival of insects depends on their ability to detect molecules present in their environment.
Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) form a family of proteins involved in chemoreception. …

Most living organisms use pheromones for inter-individual communication. In Drosophila
melanogaster flies, several pheromones perceived either by contact/at a short distance (…

Pheromones are intraspecific chemical signals important for mate attraction and discrimination.
In the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, hydrocarbons on the cuticular surface of the …

The neural basis of sexual orientation in Drosophila was studied by the production of males
with regionally feminized brains. Such flies express the female form of the sex determination …

Sex pheromones are chemical signals frequently required for mate choice, but their
reciprocal role on mate preference has rarely been shown in both sexes. In Drosophila …

… substantially reduced, resulting in partial or total sterility, depending on the gene concerned,
whilst kete mutant females Jay eggs which do not hatch (Ferveur et al., unpublished result). …

… These three quantities were also correlated with the duration of licking and attempted
copulation (data not shown) j, The best fit curve for both quantities of 7, 11 dienes with the duration …

Sexual behavior requires animals to distinguish between the sexes and to respond
appropriately to each of them. In Drosophila melanogaster, as in many insects, cuticular …