Drosophila Males Produce a Pheromone which Inhibits Courtship
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Drosophila melanogaster, Sex Pheromone, Sexual Behavior, Inhibitor, Behavioral Mutant Normal Drosophila males produce a volatile pheromone which inhibits courtship. This chemical cue is not identical to the pheromone made by mated female flies, which also inhibits male sexual behavior. Mutant olfC males, which fail to respond to several organic compounds, are not inhibited by the pheromone made by males; hence, unlike normal sexually mature males, olfC males court each other vigorously.
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