A Model-Based Analysis of Chemical and Temporal Patterns of Cuticular Hydrocarbons in Male Drosophila melanogaster
| Autor: | Reza Azanchi, Adrienne Chu, Clement F. Kent, Joel D. Levine, Ben Smith |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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0106 biological sciences
Male Light Zoology lcsh:Medicine Evolutionary Biology/Sexual Behavior 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Multivariate clustering 03 medical and health sciences Sexual Behavior Animal Botany Chemical Biology Melanogaster Ecology/Behavioral Ecology Animals Sex Attractants lcsh:Science 030304 developmental biology chemistry.chemical_classification 0303 health sciences Physiology/Sensory Systems Multidisciplinary Evolutionary Biology/Animal Behavior biology Courtship display lcsh:R Models Theoretical biology.organism_classification Metabolic cost Hydrocarbons Circadian Rhythm Hydrocarbon Drosophila melanogaster Sexual behavior chemistry Physiology/Integrative Physiology lcsh:Q Desiccation Research Article |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 2, Iss 9, p e962 (2007) |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | Drosophila Cuticular Hydrocarbons (CH) influence courtship behaviour, mating, aggregation, oviposition, and resistance to desiccation. We measured levels of 24 different CH compounds of individual male D. melanogaster hourly under a variety of environmental (LD/DD) conditions. Using a model-based analysis of CH variation, we developed an improved normalization method for CH data, and show that CH compounds have reproducible cyclic within-day temporal patterns of expression which differ between LD and DD conditions. Multivariate clustering of expression patterns identified 5 clusters of co-expressed compounds with common chemical characteristics. Turnover rate estimates suggest CH production may be a significant metabolic cost. Male cuticular hydrocarbon expression is a dynamic trait influenced by light and time of day; since abundant hydrocarbons affect male sexual behavior, males may present different pheromonal profiles at different times and under different conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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