bonde03675 mutants exhibit loss of synthesis of the CH503 pheromone.
Given a choice between bonde03675 mutant males and males perfumed with the pheromone CH503, females do not exhibit a statistically significant preference for the perfumed fly.
Wild type males exposed to bonde03675 male rivals before mating produce fewer progeny. Duration of copulation is unchanged from controls. Perfuming the bonde03675 males with synthetic CH503 pheromone increases fertility slightly but does not rescue it completely.
bonde03675 is rescued by Scer\GAL4NP4004/bondUAS.cNa
Expression of bondScer\UAS.cNa under the control of Scer\GAL4NP4004 rescues the loss of the CH503 pheromone signal seen in bonde03675 mutant flies.
Excision of the P-element rescues the loss of the CH503 pheromone signal seen in bonde03675 mutants.