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SUBMITTER: Fabre CC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3502867 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fabre Caroline C G CC Hedwig Berthold B Conduit Graham G Lawrence Peter A PA Goodwin Stephen F SF Casal José J
Current biology : CB 20121025 22
Courtship in Drosophila melanogaster has become an iconic example of an innate and interactive series of behaviors. The female signals her acceptance of copulation by becoming immobile in response to a male's display of stereotyped actions. The male and female communicate via vision, air-borne sounds, and pheromones, but what triggers the female's immobility is undetermined. Here, we describe an overlooked and important component of Drosophila courtship. Video recordings and laser vibrometry sho ...[more]