Drosophila Avoids Parasitoids by Sensing Their Semiochemicals via a Dedicated Olfactory Circuit.

Drosophila Avoids Parasitoids by Sensing Their Semiochemicals via a Dedicated Olfactory Circuit.

Detecting danger is one of the foremost tasks for a neural system. Larval parasitoids constitute clear danger to Drosophila, as up to 80% of fly larvae become parasitized in nature. We show that Drosophila melanogaster larvae and adults avoid sites smelling of the main parasitoid enemies, Leptopilin...

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Main Authors: Shimaa A M Ebrahim, Hany K M Dweck, Johannes Stökl, John E Hofferberth, Federica Trona, Kerstin Weniger, Jürgen Rybak, Yoichi Seki, Marcus C Stensmyr, Silke Sachse, Bill S Hansson, Markus Knaden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002318

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002318

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