Sex, flies and acetate
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The role of cVA (11-cis-vaccenyl acetate), a male-specific lipid that is transferred in the ejaculate to females during copulation is explored in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster. Physiological recordings in an air-flow assay revealed equally robust responses of tricoid sensilla to cVA in both sexes, suggesting that cVA has a function in the sexual response to both males and females.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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Oxygen sensation and social feeding mediated by a C. elegans guanylate cyclase homologue
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The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans that exhibits a strong behavioral preference for oxygen avoiding higher and lower oxygen levels is presented. It is shown that guanylate cyclase homologue (GCY-35) is regulated by molecular oxygen and the social feeding can be a behavioral strategy for responding to hyperoxic environments.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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