Drosophila males require the longitudinal stretch receptors to tremulate their abdomen and produce substrate-borne signals during courtship
Jonathan K. M. Lee, Eugenie C. Yen, Caroline C. G. Fabre
The paper identifies dorsal abdominal longitudinal stretch receptors and the TRPA1 channel as essential for Drosophila males to produce substrate-borne courtship signals through abdominal tremulation.
bioRxiv · May 13, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience