Ancestral neural circuits potentiate the origin of a female sexual behavior
M. Li, D. S. Chen, I. P. Junker, F. I. Szorenyi, G. H. Chen, A. J. Berger, A. A. Comeault, D. R. Matute, Y. Ding
The paper identifies a neural circuit in Drosophila santomea that co-opts an ancestral circuit to drive a new female sexual behavior through social feedback.
bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology