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SUBMITTER: Pischedda A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3905024 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pischedda Alison A Shahandeh Michael P MP Cochrane Wesley G WG Cochrane Veronica A VA Turner Thomas L TL
PloS one 20140128 1
Many animal species communicate using chemical signals. In Drosophila, cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are involved in species and sexual identification, and have long been thought to act as stimulatory pheromones as well. However, a previous study reported that D. melanogaster males were more attracted to females that were lacking CHCs. This surprising result is consistent with several evolutionary hypotheses but is at odds with other work demonstrating that female CHCs are attractive to males. H ...[more]