Female copulation song is modulated by seminal fluid

Male fruitflies sing a patterned wing song during courtship. Here, the authors show that females sing a distinct song during copulation, which is controlled by sex-specific neurons, depends on seminal fluid from the male accessory gland and modulates latency of female remating with subsequent males.

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Main Authors: Peter Kerwin, Jiasheng Yuan, Anne C. von Philipsborn
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/28ec432ed63f424fad80b7d1f15d0ae9
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