Sexually Aroused Male Flies Unable to Sleep after Close Encounters with Females
In fruit flies, the need to sleep is overridden by the need to mate, a new study reports.... Read More...
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First Mutant Ants Shed Light on Evolution of Social Behavior
Modifying genes essential for sensing pheromones in ants resulted in the insects' displaying deficiencies in social behaviors and reduced ability to survive within a colony. ... Read More...
How Pheromones Trigger Female Sexual Behavior
Researchers report on how male pheromones enhance sexual behavior in female mice.... Read More...
Scientists Prove How Genetics Change Behavior by Studying Worms’ Foraging Strategies
A new study provides evidence that population density changes how individuals act.... Read More...
Long Term Exposure to Female Scent Changes Courtship Behavior in Male Mice
Researchers report that by manipulating a male mouse's living conditions and exposing them to female scents for long periods of time, they lose neurons that detect pheromones and interest in wooing females.... Read More...
Sexing The Brain: Does Your Brain Have a Sex?
The human male and female brains have more in common than the media often reports, suggests Julia Gottwald.... Read More...
Tracking the Neural Circuits Responsible for Driving Mate Choice in Flies
A new study explores how a the neural circuitry of a fly assesses the sutability of a potential mate.... Read More...
Neural Circuit Responsible for Detecting Taste Pheromone in Fruit Fly Identified
According to a new study, researchers have identified the neural circuit in the brain of fruit flies which is responsible for detecting a taste pheromone.... Read More...
Sexual Behavior of Drosophila Regulated by One Simple Molecule
Researchers report they have discovered the molecule responsible for regulating sexual behavior in vinegar flies.... Read More...
Babies Learn the Smell of Mum
Newborn mice use mom's unique odor, not a pheromone, to begin breastfeeding.... Read More...