A modular circuit architecture coordinates the diversification of courtship strategies in Drosophila.

ABSTRACT: Identifying a mate is a central imperative for males of most species but poses the challenge of distinguishing a suitable partner from an array of potential male competitors or females of related species. Mate recognition systems are thus subject to strong selective pressures, driving the rapid coevolution of female sensory cues and male sensory preferences. Here we leverage the rapid evolution of female pheromones across the Drosophila genus to gain insight into how males coordinately adapt their detection and interpretation of these chemical cues to hone their mating strategies. While in some Drosophila species females produce unique pheromones that act to attract and arouse their conspecific males, the pheromones of most species are sexually monomorphic such that females p

SUBMITTER: Coleman RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10516016 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature