Drosophilamales require the longitudinal stretch receptors to tremulate their abdomen and produce substrate-borne signals during courtship
Jonathan K. M. Lee,
Eugenie C. Yen,
Caroline C. G. Fabre
Abstract:Substrate-borne cues are important species-specific signals that are widely used during courtship of many animals, from arthropods to vertebrates. They allow mating partners to communicate with, recognise and choose one another. Animals often produce substrate-borne signals by vibrating a body part, such as the abdomen. During Drosophila courtship, species-specific substrate-borne vibrations are generated by the males regular up-and-down abdominal tremulations and these must be precisely controlled to produce … Show more
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