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Flying the fly: long-range flight behavior of Drosophila melanogaster to attractive odors
Becher, Paul G. and Bengtsson, Marie and Hansson, Bill S. and Witzgall, Peter
(2010).
Flying the fly: long-range flight behavior of Drosophila melanogaster to attractive odors.
Journal of chemical ecology. 36
:6
, 599-607
[Research article]
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-010-9794-2 AbstractThe fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster Meigen (Diptera: Drosophilidae), is a model for how animals sense, discriminate, and respond to chemical signals. However, with D. melanogaster our knowledge of the behavioral activity of olfactory receptor ligands has relied largely on close-range attraction, rather than on long-range orientation behavior. We developed a flight assay to relate chemosensory perception to behavior. Headspace volatiles from vinegar attracted 62% of assayed flies during a 15-min experimental period. Flies responded irrespective of age, sex, and mating state, provided they had been starved. To identify behaviorally relevant chemicals from vinegar, we compared the responses to vinegar and synthetic chemicals. Stimuli were applied by a piezoelectric sprayer at known and constant release rates. Re-vaporized methanol extracts of Super Q-trapped vinegar volatiles attracted as many flies as vinegar. The main volatile component of vinegar, acetic acid, elicited significant attraction as a single compound. Two other vinegar volatiles, 2-phenyl ethanol and acetoin, produced a synergistic effect when added to acetic acid. Geosmin, a microbiological off-flavor, diminished attraction to vinegar. This wind tunnel assay based on a conspicuous and unambiguous behavioral response provides the necessary resolution for the investigation of physiologically and ecologically relevant odors and will become an essential tool for the functional analysis of the D. melanogaster olfactory system. Authors/Creators: | Becher, Paul G. and Bengtsson, Marie and Hansson, Bill S. and Witzgall, Peter |
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Title: | Flying the fly: long-range flight behavior of Drosophila melanogaster to attractive odors |
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Series Name/Journal: | Journal of chemical ecology |
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Year of publishing : | 2010 |
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Volume: | 36 |
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Number: | 6 |
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Page range: | 599-607 |
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Publisher: | Springer-Verlag |
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ISSN: | 0098-0331 |
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Language: | English |
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Publication Type: | Research article |
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Refereed: | Yes |
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Full Text Status: | Public |
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Subjects: | Obsolete subject words > FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING > Plant production > Plant and forest protection Obsolete subject words > NATURAL SCIENCES > Biology |
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Keywords: | Acetic acid, Drosophila melanogaster, Flight behavior, Fruit fly, Geosmin, Long-range attraction, Olfactory system, Vinegar fly, Wind tunnel |
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URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-4-323 |
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Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-4-323 |
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ID Code: | 5422 |
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Department: | (LTJ, LTV) > Department of Plant Protection Biology |
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Deposited By: |
Jenny Casey Eriksson
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Deposited On: | 23 Sep 2010 00:00 |
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Metadata Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2014 10:40 |
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