...Nakul Wewhare; Anand Krishnan ABSTRACT Complex behavioral sequences such as courtship displays are often multimodal, and coordination between modalities is critically important. In learned and variable behavioural sequences such as songs, individual variability may also extend to multimodal...

... interview with the first author of the paper. References Arthur , B. J. , Sunayama-Morita , T. , Coen , P. , Murthy , M. and Stern , D. L. ( 2013 ). Multi-channel acoustic recording and automated analysis of Drosophila courtship songs . BMC Biol.   11 , 1 - 11 . 10.1186/1741...

... Characterisation Courtship Climbing Integrative analysis of the neuronal synapse proteome has uncovered an evolutionarily conserved signalling complex that underpins the cognitive capabilities of the brain ( Pocklington et al., 2006 ; Emes et al., 2008 ; Fernández et al., 2009 ; Bayés et al., 2011...

...Izarne Medina; José Casal; Caroline C. G. Fabre ABSTRACT Courtship vibratory signals can be air-borne or substrate-borne. They convey distinct and species-specific information from one individual to its prospective partner. Here, we study the substrate-borne vibratory signals generated...

..., how social signals are sensed and integrated during mating decisions remains a mystery. One of the models for understanding mating behaviors in molecular and cellular terms is the male courtship ritual in the fruit fly ( Drosophila melanogaster ). We have recently shown that a subset of gustatory...