Olfactory receptor and circuit evolution promote host specialization

Nature, Published online: 04 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2073-7A neurogenetic model, Drosophila sechellia—a relative of Drosophila melanogaster that has developed an extreme specialization for a single host plant—sheds light on the evolution of interspecific differences in behaviour.

Source: Nature AOP - March 3, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Thomas O. Auer Mohammed A. Khallaf Ana F. Silbering Giovanna Zappia Kaitlyn Ellis Raquel Álvarez-Ocaña J. Roman Arguello Bill S. Hansson Gregory S. X. E. Jefferis Sophie J. C. Caron Markus Knaden Richard Benton Source Type: research