Interspecies sex and taste

Cell. 2013 Jul 3;154(1):20-1. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.06.015.

Abstract

Different species of fruit flies share habitats but are believed to mate with each other only rarely. In this issue, Fan et al. show that interspecies mating is inhibited by the taste receptor Gr32a (Gustatory receptor 32a) and a neural circuit in which it functions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drosophila melanogaster / physiology*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Mating Preference, Animal*