Behavioral responses of the invasive fly Philornis downsi to stimuli from bacteria and yeast in the laboratory and the field in the Galapagos Islands
B. Yuval, P. Lahuatte, A. J. Polpass, C. Causton, E. Jurkevitch, N. Kouloussis, M. Ben-Yosef
The paper investigates Philornis downsi's behavioral responses to bacterial and yeast cues in lab and field settings, finding attraction to bacterial extracts and differential tarsal contact responses.
bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2019Animal Behavior & Cognition