Love is in the air for the vinegar fly. Drosophila melanogaster has long been a model for understanding how brains translate ...

Splashes at the surface give an indication of the commotion below. Beneath the waves, a tornado of hundreds of devil rays swirl in a dizzying dance that goes on for hours. "It's amazing to see a ...

A gene associated with courtship behavior in fruit flies does not operate the same way in two different fruit fly species, a new study finds. The work demonstrates that conserved genes – the same ...

Courtship behaviors are very similar in all cultures that allow people to choose their own love partners. Unfortunately, myths about courtship behaviors have evolved over the millennia and become a ...

Humans aren’t the only ones with romance on their minds in February. This is the month when many species of owls, including ...

For fruit flies, finding the right mate is all about the right song. Now, research shows that male flies don’t just try to impress their valentine by serenading her with song—they also go to great ...

Hopefully, you have known a co-worker with whom you just “clicked.” You probably had no real sexual interest in the person, nor did you desire an intimate relationship with them, but you invariably ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Males of Drosophila melanogaster exhibit stereotypic courtship behavior through which they assess potential mates by processing multimodal ...

Drosophila melanogaster has long served as a prime model for investigating the neural underpinnings of innate social behaviour. Courtship in these flies comprises a series of complex, stereotyped ...

A male fruit fly in a laboratory chamber extends his wings and vibrates them to produce his species' version of a love song.