Neurogenetics: Sex and the female brain

Jean-Christophe Billeter; Joel D Levine

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.052

Neurogenetics: Sex and the female brain

Jean-Christophe Billeter^*, Joel D Levine^*

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Billeter lab - Neurogenetics of Social and Sexual Behaviour

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Abstract

Male flies put on a multimedia show during courtship involving dance, song, perfume and even vibrations; if a female likes it, she pauses to let him know. Recent studies shed new light on how development and experience contribute to neural mechanisms of female sexual receptivity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R812-R814
Number of pages	3
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	24
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.07.052
Publication status	Published - 8-Sept-2014

Keywords

DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER
BEHAVIORAL-RESPONSES
SENSORY NEURONS
RECEPTIVITY
COURTSHIP
PHEROMONE
SWITCH
MUSCLE

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Choosey females: The mechanism of fecundity block in Drosophila melanogaster
Billeter, J.-C. (PI) & Laturney, M. (PhD student)
01/06/2012 → 23/12/2016
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Choosey females: The mechanism of fecundity block in Drosophila melanogaster

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