Sight of parasitoid wasps accelerates sexual behavior and upregulates a micropeptide gene in Drosophila

Parasitoid wasps inflict widespread death upon the insect world. Hundreds of thousands of parasitoid wasp species kill a vast range of insect species. Insects have evolved defensive responses to the threat of wasps, some cellular and some behavioral. Here we find an unexpected response of adult Dros...

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Published in:	Nature communications Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 2453 - 11
Main Authors:	Ebrahim, Shimaa A. M., Talross, Gaëlle J. S., Carlson, John R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 27.04.2021 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	38/91 631/158/856 631/181/2481 631/378/3920 631/378/87 64/24 Adaptation, Physiological Amino acids Animals Animals, Genetically Modified beta-Carotene 15,15'-Monooxygenase - genetics beta-Carotene 15,15'-Monooxygenase - metabolism Carnivory - physiology Drosophila Drosophila - genetics Drosophila - metabolism Drosophila - parasitology Drosophila melanogaster - genetics Drosophila melanogaster - metabolism Drosophila melanogaster - parasitology Drosophila Proteins - deficiency Drosophila Proteins - genetics Drosophila Proteins - metabolism Drosophila simulans - genetics Drosophila simulans - metabolism Drosophila simulans - parasitology Female Fertility - genetics Fruit flies Gene expression Gene Expression Regulation Host-parasite interactions Humanities and Social Sciences Insects Male Mating behavior multidisciplinary Nervous system Neurons - cytology Neurons - metabolism Parasitoids Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate - deficiency Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate - genetics Receptors, Odorant - deficiency Receptors, Odorant - genetics Reproduction (biology) Science Science (multidisciplinary) Sexual behavior Sexual Behavior, Animal - physiology Species Visual flight Visual pathways Visual perception Wasps - pathogenicity Wasps - physiology
ISSN:	2041-1723, 2041-1723
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