Outside of humans, the ability to adjust the intensity of acoustic signals with distance has only been identified in songbirds. Research published Feb. 3, 2016 in Neuron now demonstrates that the male ...

Like a Valentine's Day dinner or a box of chocolates, male fruit flies have their own rituals for wooing a potential mate. As part of a complex courtship behavior, male flies vibrate their wings to ...

The pitch and tempo of the male fruit fly's mating song is based on environmental cues rather than a stereotyped pattern, researchers have discovered. These findings could be substantial for ...

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It's somehow been more than two decades since the Chicks (then known as the Dixie Chicks) released their iconic sophomore major-label studio album, Fly, on Aug. 31, 1999. The album produced an ...

You wouldn't hear the mating song of the male fruit fly as you reached for the infested bananas in your kitchen. Yet, the neural activity behind the insect's amorous call could help scientists ...

Outside of humans, the ability to adjust the intensity of acoustic signals with distance has only been identified in songbirds. Research published Feb. 3, 2016 in Neuron now demonstrates that the male ...

The fly song circuit neuron anatomy (left, from electron microscopy) and the song circuit wiring diagram (right) with the two song networks – pulse and sine – indicated. Like a Valentine’s Day dinner ...