#pheremone

American NaturalistASNAmNat@ecoevo.social
2025-07-14

Mitchell et al. reveal the first evidence of chemical mate choice copying in Drosophila. Females exposed to pheromone cues from mated flies prefer males chosen by others, showing that social learning in flies extends beyond visual cues.
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journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1

#drosophila #pheremone #mate #flies #socialLearning #mateChoice

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