Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Search performance and octopamine neuronal signaling mediate parasitoid induced changes in Drosophila oviposition behavior

  • Lan Pang,
  • Zhiguo Liu,
  • Jiani Chen,
  • Zhi Dong,
  • Sicong Zhou,
  • Qichao Zhang,
  • Yueqi Lu,
  • Yifeng Sheng,
  • Xuexin Chen,
  • Jianhua Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32203-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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Animals have evolved varied strategies for predator avoidance. Here the authors find that Drosophila can recognize threats from younger parasitoid wasps via the perception of their search performance, and reduce egg laying through the reduction of octopamine neuronal signalling.