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Evidence for an aphrodisiac pheromone of femaleDrosophila

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We report here direct evidence for the involvement of a pheromone in the induction of male wing vibration, an important fixed action of theDrosophila melanogaster courtship pattern. This chemical stimulus is produced by mature females but not by mature males. The behavioral response is proportional to the pheromone concentration.

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  1. Centre de Génétique Moléculaire du C.N.R.S., F-91 190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    Renée Venard & J-M Jallon

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Acknowledgments. Thanks are due to Drs Y. Hotta, S. Benzer and C. Descoins for stimulating discussions at the beginning of this work. Most of it was performed in the Centre de Génétique Moléculaire du C.N.R.S. We want to acknowledge their financial support.

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Venard, R., Jallon, JM. Evidence for an aphrodisiac pheromone of femaleDrosophila. Experientia 36, 211–213 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953737

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