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Han, K.A., Kim, Y.C. (2010). Courtship behavior: the right touch stimulates the proper song.  Curr. Biol. 20(1): R25--R28.
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Male fruit flies touch females during courtship. A new study finds that pheromone input received through the male's foreleg allows him to generate the courtship song appealing to female flies. This activity involves sexually dimorphic fruitless-expressing neurons in the brain.
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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