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  • Title: Or47b-neurons promote male-mating success in Drosophila.
    Author: Lone SR, Venkataraman A, Srivastava M, Potdar S, Sharma VK.
    Journal: Biol Lett; 2015 May; 11(5):20150292. PubMed ID: 26018835.
    Abstract:
    Drosophila performs elaborate well-defined rituals of courtship, which involve several types of sensory inputs. Here, we report that Or47b-neurons promote male-mating success. Males with Or47b-neurons silenced/ablated exhibit reduced copulation frequency and increased copulation latency. Copulation latency of Or47b-manipulated flies increased proportionately with size of the assay arena, whereas in controls it remained unchanged. While competing for mates, Or47b-ablated males are outperformed by intact controls. These results suggest the role of Or47b-neurons in promoting male-mating success.
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