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In a recent Current Biology paper [1], we reported that pheromone communication occurred during metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster. Female pheromones appeared to influence various aspects of the physiology and development of adult males. In particular, we observed that this communication regul...

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Published in:Current biology 2017-01, Vol.27 (2), p.R55-R56
Main Authors: Pontier, Stephanie M., Schweisguth, François
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Drosophila
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Germ Cells
Male
Pupa
Wolbachia
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Summary:In a recent Current Biology paper [1], we reported that pheromone communication occurred during metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster. Female pheromones appeared to influence various aspects of the physiology and development of adult males. In particular, we observed that this communication regulated testis development and had a positive impact on reproduction, as measured by a difference in the % of eggs developing into larvae in crosses involving adult male flies that had developed at metamorphosis with or without female pupae [1]. The authors of the original paper respond to the critique by Jaquet et al.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.013