We follow an adult Drosophila melanogaster female through the major reproductive
decisions she makes during her lifetime, including habitat selection, precopulatory mate …

The generation of acoustic communication signals is widespread across the animal
kingdom,, and males of many species, including Drosophilidae, produce patterned courtship …

Behavioral adaptation to environmental threats and subsequent social transmission of
adaptive behavior has evolutionary implications. In Drosophila, exposure to parasitoid …

Background Drosophila melanogaster has served as a powerful model system for genetic
studies of courtship songs. To accelerate research on the genetic and neural mechanisms …

Background Female sexual receptivity offers an excellent model for complex behavioral
decisions. The female must parse her own reproductive state, the external environment, and …

Animals with color vision use color information in intra-and interspecific communication,
which in turn may drive the evolution of conspicuous colored body traits via natural and …

Sequenced behaviours, including locomotion, reaching and vocalization, are patterned
differently in different contexts, enabling animals to adjust to their environments. How …

Competition for mates is a wide-spread phenomenon affecting individual reproductive
success. The ability of animals to adjust their behaviors in response to changing social …

Studies of mating preferences have largely neglected the potential effects of individuals
encountering their previous mates ('directly sexually familiar'), or new mates that share …

Consistent individual differences in behavioral tendencies (animal personality) can affect
individual mate choice decisions. We asked whether personality traits affect male and …