Guevara-Fiore Palestina, Endler John A
a Escuela de Biología; Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla ; Puebla , Mexico.
Fly (Austin). 2014;8(4):234-6. doi: 10.1080/19336934.2015.1045694. Epub 2015 May 13.
Shohat-Ophir et al. (1) demonstrate a connection between sexual behaviour and ethanol consumption in male Drosophila flies, and how the neuropeptide F system regulates ethanol preference. Their results are rightly discussed only in a physiological context, but this has facilitated erroneous anthropomorphic interpretations by the media. Here we discuss the link between male sexual behaviour and ethanol consumption from an evolutionary perspective, providing a broader context to interpret their results.
绍哈特-奥菲尔等人(1)证明了雄性果蝇的性行为与乙醇消耗之间的联系,以及神经肽F系统如何调节乙醇偏好。他们的研究结果仅在生理背景下得到了恰当讨论,但这却助长了媒体错误的拟人化解读。在此,我们从进化的角度探讨雄性性行为与乙醇消耗之间的联系,为解读他们的研究结果提供更广阔的背景。