Peripheral, central and behavioral responses to the cuticular pheromone bouquet in Drosophila melanogaster males.
Pheromonal communication is crucial with regard to mate choice in many animals including insects.Drosophila melanogaster flies produce a pheromonal bouquet with many cuticular hydrocarbons some of which diverge between the sexes and differently affect male courtship behavior.Cuticular pheromones have a relatively high weight and are thought to be -