Insects thrive in diverse ecological niches in large part because of their highly sophisticated
olfactory systems. Over the last two decades, a major focus in the study of insect olfaction …

Genetic approaches in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, have led to a major triumph in
the field of sensory biology—the discovery of multiple large families of sensory receptors …

Animals must set behavioural priority in a context-dependent manner and switch from one
behaviour to another at the appropriate moment,–. Here we probe the molecular and …

Insects, including those which provide vital ecosystems services as well as those which are
devastating pests or disease vectors, locate their resources mainly based on olfaction …

Among the many wonders of nature, the sense of smell of the fly Drosophila melanogaster
might seem, at first glance, of esoteric interest. Nevertheless, for over a century, the 'nose'of …

Insects use sex pheromones as a reproductive isolating mechanism to attract conspecifics
and repel heterospecifics. Despite the profound knowledge of sex pheromones, little is …

Darwin developed the theory of sexual selection to explain why the animal world abounds in
stunning beauty, from the brilliant colors of butterflies and fishes to the songs of birds and …

In the field of insect endocrinology, juvenile hormone (JH) is one of the most wondrous
entomological terms. As a unique sesquiterpenoid hormone produced and released by the …

Each odorant receptor corresponds to a unique glomerulus in the brain. Projections from
different glomeruli then converge in higher brain regions, but we do not understand the logic …

Animals are born with a rich repertoire of robust behaviors that are critical for their survival.
However, innate behaviors are also highly adaptable to an animal's internal state and …