2017
Perceptive costs of reproduction drive ageing and physiology in male Drosophila
Harvanek ZM, Lyu Y, Gendron CM, Johnson JC, Kondo S, Promislow DEL, Pletcher SD. Perceptive costs of reproduction drive ageing and physiology in male Drosophila. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2017, 1: 0152. PMID: 28812624, PMCID: PMC5657004, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife-history traitsReproductive costsBenefits of matingPopulation genetic studiesCost of reproductionAct of matingMale Drosophila melanogasterOrganismal fitnessDrosophila melanogasterReproductive effortMale DrosophilaNatural selectionStress resistancePheromone perceptionPhysiological constraintsGenetic studiesMechanistic basisKey survivalPhysiological costsReproductionFat storageMolecular frameworkMatingTraitsImportant insights
2013
Drosophila Life Span and Physiology Are Modulated by Sexual Perception and Reward
Gendron CM, Kuo TH, Harvanek ZM, Chung BY, Yew JY, Dierick HA, Pletcher SD. Drosophila Life Span and Physiology Are Modulated by Sexual Perception and Reward. Science 2013, 343: 544-548. PMID: 24292624, PMCID: PMC4042187, DOI: 10.1126/science.1243339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila life spanMale fruit fliesRNA sequencing experimentsLife spanDrosophila melanogasterFemale sexual pheromoneGustatory receptorsFruit flyPheromone perceptionSequencing experimentsNeuropeptide FMolecular processesSexual pheromonesPheromone effectsPhysiologyFat storesMelanogasterTaxaSensory perceptionMatingFliesStarvationPheromoneNeuronsReceptors