Female behavioral cues control male courtship plasticity independent of female pheromones in African Drosophila melanogaster
Samuel Marston, Cadyn Mathis, Tamara Starling, Mariana Maya Galan, Andrea Agustín, Daniel A. Barbash, Dean M. Castillo
The paper investigates how male courtship plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster depends on female behavioral cues rather than pheromones, using a Zimbabwe genotype with disrupted pheromone production.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology