Journal: Journal of insect behavior / Subject: Drosophila melanogaster and adults

Author:: Laurin S. McDowall; James Rouse; Steven M. Sait; Amanda Bretman
Source:: Journal of insect behavior 2019 v.32 no.1 pp. 47-58
ISSN:: 0892-7553
Subject:: Drosophila melanogaster; adults; cognition; fruit flies; gene expression; genes; insect behavior; larvae; males; mating competitiveness; memory; neurodevelopment; rearing; social environment; sperm competition
Abstract:: ... The social environment provides males with information about the likelihood of reproductive competition. However, social context can be highly variable, and males must track their environment in order to alter reproductive investment appropriately. In addition to using information gained as adults to adjust reproductive strategies, males can use cues in early life to anticipate future mating compe ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10905-019-09712-1
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-019-09712-1

Author:: Antonio Biondi; Xingeng Wang; Jeffrey C. Miller; Betsey Miller; Peter W. Shearer; Lucia Zappalà; Gaetano Siscaro; Vaughn W. Walton; Kim A. Hoelmer; Kent M. Daane
Source:: Journal of insect behavior 2017 v.30 no.5 pp. 495-506
ISSN:: 0892-7553
Subject:: Asobara; Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila suzukii; adults; arthropod pests; artificial diets; biological control; endoparasitoids; females; fruits; hosts; insect behavior; insects; juveniles; learning; mass rearing; microhabitats; smell; volatile compounds
Abstract:: ... Insect parasitoids are often manipulated to improve biological control programs for various arthropod pests. Volatile compounds can be a relevant cue used by most parasitoid hymenoptera for host or host microhabitat location. Here, we studied olfactory responses of the braconid Asobara japonica Belokobylskij, an Asiatic endoparasitoid of the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), toward its ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10905-017-9636-y
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-017-9636-y

Author:: Robert R. Junker; Katharina Klupsch; Justina Paulus
Source:: Journal of insect behavior 2015 v.28 no.1 pp. 1-14
ISSN:: 0892-7553
Subject:: Drosophila melanogaster; adults; arthropods; deet; direct contact; fruit flies; hosts; humans; larvae; mechanism of action; odor compounds; odors
Abstract:: ... While the high efficiency of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) in protecting humans against disease-transmitting arthropods is unquestioned, the mode of action of DEET on a physiological and behavioural level remains debated. Recent advances demonstrated that DEET modulates the function of the insects’ odorant receptor complex. In this study we aimed to evaluate how DEET affects the behaviour of i ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10905-014-9476-y
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-014-9476-y

Author:: Bahadorani, Sepehr; Hilliker, Arthur J.
Source:: Journal of insect behavior 2009 v.22 no.5 pp. 399-411
ISSN:: 0892-7553
Subject:: Drosophila melanogaster; adults; avoidance behavior; cadmium; copper; culture media; foods; fruit flies; heavy metals; iron; larvae; longevity; oviposition; repellents; taste; toxicity; zinc
Abstract:: ... Heavy metals are essential components of biological systems but are extremely toxic at high doses. As a result, we hypothesized that perception of heavy metals through gustation may exist in Drosophila melanogaster. In this study, we investigated the behavioral effects of iron, copper, zinc, and cadmium on D. melanogaster gustation, oviposition, and pupation-site selection. In addition, we examine ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10905-009-9181-4
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-009-9181-4

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