An experienced fruit fly researcher can tell at a glance whether the fly she is observing is male or female; a distinct pigmentation pattern on a fly's body (a type of bristle found only on the ...

A study by Tulane University researchers has uncovered new insights into how biological sex differences can influence tumor ...

(Phys.org) -- Fruit fly courtship is so highly stylized and repetitive, it is as instantly recognizable as the knee jerk or Achilles reflex. A male lines himself up behind a female and then chases ...

While male fruit flies preferred to court an unknown female over their previous mate or her sisters, female fruit flies displayed a predilection for their 'brothers-in-law'.

It can make your mouth water or help sell your home —or, if you're a virgin female fruit fly, it can increase your interest in that handsome male fruit fly trying to win you over.

Drosophila melanogaster. Female fruit flies become aggressive after mating because of a peptide in the male's sperm. Francisco Romero Ferrero/CC ...

The post Every Neuron And Synapse Of A Fruit Fly’s Brain Have Been Mapped And Can Be Explored Digitally For The First Time ...

Fortunately, three studies published today in Neuron and Current Biology are challenging the male bias that has marked fruit fly sex research by describing, in detail, the neurobiology of female ...

Alcohol makes male fruit flies sexier by stimulating the production of sex pheromones.

SOLVIN ZANKL Researchers have accumulated detailed knowledge of the neurons that drive male fruit flies’ mating behaviors. But the neurons that prompt females to respond—or not—to male overtures have ...

Scientists have succeeded in pinpointing the neurons within a female fruit fly’s brain that respond to signals from the male during mating.