Chemicals released into the environment by food, predators and conspecifics play critical
roles in Drosophila reproduction. Females and males live in an environment full of smells …

The humoral arm of host defense in Drosophila relies on two evolutionarily conserved NFκB
signaling cascades, the Toll and the immune deficiency (Imd) pathways. The Imd signaling …

Pathogens generate ubiquitous selective pressures and host–pathogen interactions alter
social behaviours in many animals,,–. However, very little is known about the neuronal …

It has been shown that gut microbes are very important for the behavior and development of
Drosophila, as the beneficial microbes are involved in the identification of suitable feeding …

Volatile molecules produced by the microbiota play a primary role in chemical
communication between insects, 1 and direct production of pheromone components by the …

Vector-borne plant pathogens often change host traits to manipulate vector behavior in a
way that favors their spread. By contrast, infection by opportunistic fungi does not depend on …

Ants can display modified behaviors that represent the extended phenotypes of genes
expressed by parasites that infect them. In such cases, the modifications benefit the parasite …

In spite of the positive effects of bacteria on health, certain species are harmful, and
therefore, animals must weigh nutritional benefits against negative post-ingestion …

Animals rely heavily on their sense of olfaction to perform various vital interactions with an
ever-in-flux environment. The turbulent and combinatorial nature of air-borne odorant cues …

Ant physiology has been fashioned by 100 million years of social evolution. Ants perform
many sophisticated social and collective behaviors yet possess nervous systems similar in …