Drosophila melanogaster females restore their attractiveness after mating by removing male anti-aphrodisiac pheromones

Male pheromones cis-vaccenyl acetate (cVA) and (Z)-7-Tricosene (7-T) mediate chemical mate-guarding in female D. melanogaster. Here, Laturney and Billeter show that females actively eject cVA from their reproductive tract post-copulation, and that cVA in concert with 7-T can reduce female attractive...

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Autores principales: Meghan Laturney, Jean-Christophe Billeter
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/25ca02817cea4c6686593d47742f078e
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