The evolution of animal behaviour is poorly understood,. Despite numerous correlations
between interspecific divergence in behaviour and nervous system structure and function …

Taste systems encode chemical cues that drive vital behaviors. We have elucidated
noncanonical features of taste coding using an unconventional kind of electrophysiological …

Feces is an abundant, rich source of energy, utilized by a myriad of organisms, not least by
members of the order Diptera, ie, flies. How Drosophila melanogaster reacts to fecal matter …

Chemosensory tissues exhibit significant between-species variability, yet the evolution of
gene expression and cell types underlying this diversity remain poorly understood. To …

The Aedes aegypti mosquito utilizes olfaction during the search for humans to bite. The
attraction to human body odor is an innate behavior for this disease-vector mosquito. Many …

Background The red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum is an emerging insect model
organism representing the largest insect order, Coleoptera, which encompasses several …

Plant-produced volatiles play a pivotal role as mediators in complex interactions between
insects and plants. Despite the widespread recognition that these compounds serve as cues …

Communication mechanisms underlying the sexual isolation of species are poorly
understood. Using four subspecies of Drosophila mojavensis as a model, we identify two …

The integration of two or more distinct sensory cues can help animals make more informed
decisions about potential food sources, but little is known about how feeding-related …

Semiochemicals are dominant cues for insects to locate food, mates, predators, and
oviposition sites. In the modern genomic era, semiochemicals have been identified not only …