2005
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-005-3220-5
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Cuticular Hydrocarbons: Their Evolution and Roles in Drosophila Pheromonal Communication

Abstract: I review the recent literature on cuticular hydrocarbons (CHs) in Drosophila. First, the major structural features of CHs are examined in a variety of species with regard to phylogeny. The genetic bases of the CH variation between and within species have been investigated with some of the genes involved characterized and manipulated. The effect of non-genetic factors as temperature, food and development is also examined with regard to CH production. Using a model involving the stimulating or the inhibiting rol… Show more

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“…longipalpis and sandflies in general. In Drosophila, these signals can provide a range of information to a female about a potential mate prior to copulation, including age and sexual experience (Ferveur 2005). Chemical analyses are required to determine whether similar compounds are present in both Lu.…”
Section: Chemical Communication and Mating Behaviour In Sandfliesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…longipalpis and sandflies in general. In Drosophila, these signals can provide a range of information to a female about a potential mate prior to copulation, including age and sexual experience (Ferveur 2005). Chemical analyses are required to determine whether similar compounds are present in both Lu.…”
Section: Chemical Communication and Mating Behaviour In Sandfliesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In humans, and generally in mammals, skin bacteria interacts with gene products of the major histocompatibility complex to determine the scent of an individual, which in turn influences partner preferences and siblings recognition (Boyse et al, 1987;Manning et al, 1992;Wedekind et al, 1995;Setchell et al, 2011). In arthropods, cuticular hydrocarbons are also used for olfactory-based interactions such as mate Richardson, 1974, 1976;Singer, 1998;Ferveur, 2005) and kin recognition (for a review see Singer, 1998). Bacteria are known to affect the smell of an organism (Natsch et al, 2006), but, although the interplay between bacteria and the major histocompatibility complex in mammals is recognised, only recently have attempts focused on the effect of gut bacteria on olfactory-determined behaviours in arthropods.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Drosophila cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) can function as pheromones and affect mate recognition (Cobb and Jallon, 1990;Coyne et al, 1994;Etges and Ahrens, 2001;Ferveur, 2005). CHCs are derived from long-chain fatty acids and influence desiccation (Toolson, 1982;Lockey, 1988;Rouault et al, 2004), cold-tolerance (Ohtsu et al, 1998) and starvation resistance (Hoffmann et al, 2001).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%