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Complex behavioural changes after odour exposure in Drosophila larvae

Colomb, Julien ; Grillenzoni, Nicola ; Stocker, Reinhard F. ; Ramaekers, Ariane

In: Animal Behaviour, 2007, vol. 73, no. 4, p. 587-594

A variety of odorants attract Drosophila larvae, although this behaviour can be modulated by experience. For instance, larvae pre-exposed to an attractive odorant may subsequently display less attraction towards the same compound. In previous reports, this phenomenon has been interpreted as a drop in olfactory sensitivity, caused by sensory adaptation. We tried to elucidate the basis of...