Nature Communications (Mar 2023)
Aggregation pheromones have a non-linear effect on oviposition behavior in Drosophila melanogaster
Abstract
Drosophila larvae may benefit each other at lower densities but compete at higher densities. Here, Verschut et al. identify a mechanism enabling Drosophila females to favor egg-laying sites containing medium concentrations of aggregation pheromones, which may facilitate choice of favorable sites.