Wright Geraldine A
Centre for Behaviour and Evolution, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
Curr Biol. 2015 Feb 16;25(4):R144-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.12.052.
Fruit flies love foods containing yeast. A new study now shows that they are attracted to and have dedicated olfactory neurons for detecting the scents produced by yeast metabolizing common phenolic compounds in fruit.
果蝇喜欢含有酵母的食物。一项新研究表明,它们会被水果中酵母代谢常见酚类化合物所产生的气味所吸引,并且拥有专门用于检测这些气味的嗅觉神经元。