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Olfactory receptor and circuit evolution promote host specialization by Auer, Thomas O., Khallaf, Mohammed A., Silbering, Ana F., Zappia, Giovanna, Ellis, Kaitlyn, Álvarez-Ocaña, Raquel, Arguello, J. Roman, Hansson, Bill S., Jefferis, Gregory S. X. E., Caron, Sophie J. C., Knaden, Markus, Benton, Richard

“…The evolution of animal behaviour is poorly understood 1 , 2 . Despite numerous correlations between interspecific divergence in behaviour and nervous system…”
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Large-scale characterization of sex pheromone communication systems in Drosophila by Khallaf, Mohammed A., Cui, Rongfeng, Weißflog, Jerrit, Erdogmus, Maide, Svatoš, Aleš, Dweck, Hany K. M., Valenzano, Dario Riccardo, Hansson, Bill S., Knaden, Markus

“…Insects use sex pheromones as a reproductive isolating mechanism to attract conspecifics and repel heterospecifics. Despite the profound knowledge of sex…”
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Inverse resource allocation between vision and olfaction across the genus Drosophila by Keesey, Ian W., Grabe, Veit, Gruber, Lydia, Koerte, Sarah, Obiero, George F., Bolton, Grant, Khallaf, Mohammed A., Kunert, Grit, Lavista-Llanos, Sofia, Valenzano, Dario Riccardo, Rybak, Jürgen, Barrett, Bruce A., Knaden, Markus, Hansson, Bill S.

“…Divergent populations across different environments are exposed to critical sensory information related to locating a host or mate, as well as avoiding…”
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'Do you remember the first time?' Host plant preference in a moth is modulated by experiences during larval feeding and adult mating by Proffit, Magali, Khallaf, Mohammed A., Carrasco, David, Larsson, Mattias C., Anderson, Peter

“…In insects, like in other animals, experience‐based modulation of preference, a form of phenotypic plasticity, is common in heterogeneous environments…”
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Pathogenic bacteria enhance dispersal through alteration of Drosophila social communication by Keesey, Ian W., Koerte, Sarah, Khallaf, Mohammed A., Retzke, Tom, Guillou, Aurélien, Grosse-Wilde, Ewald, Buchon, Nicolas, Knaden, Markus, Hansson, Bill S.

“…Pathogens and parasites can manipulate their hosts to optimize their own fitness. For instance, bacterial pathogens have been shown to affect their host…”
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Hedgehog-mediated gut-taste neuron axis controls sweet perception in Drosophila by Zhao, Yunpo, Khallaf, Mohammed A., Johansson, Emilia, Dzaki, Najat, Bhat, Shreelatha, Alfredsson, Johannes, Duan, Jianli, Hansson, Bill S., Knaden, Markus, Alenius, Mattias

“…Dietary composition affects food preference in animals. High sugar intake suppresses sweet sensation from insects to humans, but the molecular basis of this…”
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Quantitive variation of male and female-specific compounds in 99 drosophilid flies by Khallaf, Mohammed A., Diaz-Morales, Melissa, Hansson, Bill S., Knaden, Markus

“…Variation in sex pheromones is regarded as one of the causes of reproductive isolation and speciation. We recently identified 51 male- and female-specific…”
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Predator efficacy and attraction to herbivore-induced volatiles determine insect pest selection of inferior host plant by Khallaf, Mohammed A., Sadek, Medhat M., Anderson, Peter

“…Unlike mammals, most invertebrates provide no direct parental care for their progeny, which makes a well-selected oviposition site crucial. However, little is…”
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Functional integration of "undead" neurons in the olfactory system by Prieto-Godino, Lucia L, Silbering, Ana F, Khallaf, Mohammed A, Cruchet, Steeve, Bojkowska, Karolina, Pradervand, Sylvain, Hansson, Bill S, Knaden, Markus, Benton, Richard

“…Programmed cell death (PCD) is widespread during neurodevelopment, eliminating the surpluses of neuronal production. Using the olfactory system, we examined…”
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Evaluation of the DREAM Technique for a High-Throughput Deorphanization of Chemosensory Receptors in Drosophila by Koerte, Sarah, Keesey, Ian W, Khallaf, Mohammed A, Cortés Llorca, Lucas, Grosse-Wilde, Ewald, Hansson, Bill S, Knaden, Markus

“…In the vinegar fly , the majority of olfactory receptors mediating the detection of volatile chemicals found in their natural habitat have been functionally…”
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Olfactory channels associated with the Drosophila maxillary palp mediate short- and long-range attraction by Dweck, Hany Km, Ebrahim, Shimaa Am, Khallaf, Mohammed A, Koenig, Christopher, Farhan, Abu, Stieber, Regina, Weißflog, Jerrit, Svatoš, Aleš, Grosse-Wilde, Ewald, Knaden, Markus, Hansson, Bill S

“…The vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster is equipped with two peripheral olfactory organs, antenna and maxillary palp. The antenna is involved in finding food,…”
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Evolutionary neuroecology of olfactory‐mediated sexual communication and host specialization in Drosophila – a review by Khallaf, Mohammed A., Knaden, Markus

“…In humans, finding a partner is quite a difficult task because there are many criteria that one needs to consider. However, in comparison to many animals, when…”
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Insect Host Choice: Don’t Put All the Eggs in One Basket by Khallaf, Mohammed A., Knaden, Markus

“…Unlike mammals, most insects have no chance to personally take care of their offspring. Insect mothers, therefore, carefully weigh egg-laying options to select…”
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Electrical synapses mediate synergism between pheromone and food odors in Drosophila melanogaster by Das, Sudeshna, Trona, Federica, Khallaf, Mohammed A., Schuh, Elisa, Knaden, Markus, Hansson, Bill S., Sachse, Silke

“…In Drosophila melanogaster, the sex pheromone produced by males, cis-vaccenyl acetate (cVA), evokes a stereotypic gender-specific behavior in both males and…”
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The Ortholog Receptor Or67d in Drosophila Bipectinata is able to Detect Two Different Pheromones by Díaz-Morales, Melissa, Khallaf, Mohammed A., Stieber, Regina, Alali, Ibrahim, Hansson, Bill S., Knaden, Markus

“…Sex pheromones play a crucial role in species recognition and reproductive isolation. Despite being largely species-specific in drosophilids, the mechanisms…”
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How conspecific and allospecific eggs and larvae drive oviposition preference in Drosophila by Moreira-Soto, Rolando D, Khallaf, Mohammed A, Hansson, Bill S, Knaden, Markus

“…Abstract Where to lay the eggs is a crucial decision for females as it influences the success of their offspring. Female flies prefer to lay eggs on food…”
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Touch sensation requires the mechanically gated ion channel ELKIN1 by Chakrabarti, Sampurna, Klich, Jasmin D, Khallaf, Mohammed A, Hulme, Amy J, Sánchez-Carranza, Oscar, Baran, Zuzanna M, Rossi, Alice, Huang, Angela Tzu-Lun, Pohl, Tobias, Fleischer, Raluca, Fürst, Carina, Hammes, Annette, Bégay, Valérie, Hörnberg, Hanna, Finol-Urdaneta, Rocio K, Poole, Kate, Dottori, Mirella, Lewin, Gary R

“…Touch perception is enabled by mechanically activated ion channels, the opening of which excites cutaneous sensory endings to initiate sensation. In this…”
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Mate discrimination among subspecies through a conserved olfactory pathway by Khallaf, Mohammed A, Auer, Thomas O, Grabe, Veit, Depetris-Chauvin, Ana, Ammagarahalli, Byrappa, Zhang, Dan-Dan, Lavista-Llanos, Sofía, Kaftan, Filip, Weißflog, Jerrit, Matzkin, Luciano M, Rollmann, Stephanie M, Löfstedt, Christer, Svatoš, Aleš, Dweck, Hany K M, Sachse, Silke, Benton, Richard, Hansson, Bill S, Knaden, Markus

“…Communication mechanisms underlying the sexual isolation of species are poorly understood. Using four subspecies of as a model, we identify two behaviorally…”
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Plant-Induced Transgenerational Plasticity Affecting Performance but Not Preference in a Polyphagous Moth by Rösvik, Axel, Lhomme, Patrick, Khallaf, Mohammed A., Anderson, Peter

“…Environmental variation experienced by a single genotype can induce phenotypic plasticity in various traits, such as behavioural, physiological and…”
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Corrigendum: Plant-Induced Transgenerational Plasticity Affecting Performance but Not Preference in a Polyphagous Moth by Rösvik, Axel, Lhomme, Patrick, Khallaf, Mohammed A., Anderson, Peter

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