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P. Witzgall

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 4 Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 7 Approach:experimental assay· 6 Organism:Drosophila· 4 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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M. Bengtsson· 7 shared F. Borrero-Echeverry· 5 shared E. A. Wallin· 3 shared E. Hedenstroem· 3 shared P. G. Becher· 3 shared S. Lebreton· 3 shared M. Solum· 2 shared A. Chakraborty· 1 shared

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Host plant odour and sex pheromone are integral to mate finding in codling moth

A. Erdei, M. Preti, M. Bengtsson, P. Witzgall

The paper shows that codling moth males are attracted to female sex pheromones only when host plant odors are present, highlighting the integral role of plant odors in mate finding.

bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2023Ecology

The female pheromone (Z)-4-undecenal mediates flight attraction and courtship in Drosophila melanogaster

F. Borrero-Echeverry, M. Solum, F. Trona, E. A. Wallin, M. Bengtsson, P. Witzgall, S. Lebreton

This study identifies (Z)-4-undecenal as a female pheromone in Drosophila melanogaster that mediates flight attraction and courtship in both sexes, interacting with food odors in a sex-specific manner.

bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2021 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

The human odorant receptor OR10A6 is tuned to the pheromone of the commensal fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster

T. Frey, C. A. Kwadha, E. A. Wallin, E. Holgersson, E. Hedenstroem, B. Bohman, M. Bengtsson, P. G. Becher, D. Krautwurst, P. Witzgall

The paper identifies OR10A6 as a human olfactory receptor specifically tuned to the pheromone Z4-11Al from Drosophila melanogaster, revealing its role in human-fly chemical communication.

bioRxiv · Dec 7, 2020Animal Behavior & Cognition

Yeast volatomes differentially effect larval feeding in an insect herbivore

J. Ljunggren, F. Borrero-Echeverry, A. Chakraborty, T. U. T. Lindblom, E. Hedenstroem, M. Karlsson, P. Witzgall, M. Bengtsson

This study identifies yeast volatomes that differentially affect larval feeding in Spodoptera littoralis, revealing species-specific volatile blends linked to insect behavior and ecological interactions.

bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2019Microbiology

Plant odour and sex pheromone are integral elements of specific mate recognition in an insect herbivore

F. Borrero-Echeverry, M. Bengtsson, P. Witzgall

The paper shows that male Spodoptera littoralis integrate plant odors and female sex pheromones for mate recognition, enhancing discrimination of pheromone quality in the presence of host plant volatiles.

bioRxiv · Apr 2, 2018Evolutionary Biology

The scent of the fly

P. G. Becher, S. Lebreton, E. A. Wallin, E. Hedenstrom, F. Borrero-Echeverry, M. Bengtsson, V. Jorger, P. Witzgall

The paper identifies Z4-11Al as a volatile pheromone in Drosophila melanogaster and shows its detectability in wine, linking it to fly presence and spoilage.

bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2018Animal Behavior & Cognition

The Drosophila pheromone Z4-11Al is encoded together with habitat olfactory cues and mediates species-specific communication

S. Lebreton, F. Borrero-Echeverry, F. Gonzalez, M. Solum, E. Wallin, E. Hedenstroem, B. S. Hansson, A.-L. Gustavsson, M. Bengtsson, G. Birgersson, W. B. Walker, H. Dweck, P. G. Becher, P. Witzgall

bioRxiv · Jan 8, 2017Animal Behavior & Cognition