Vaias L J, Napolitano L M, Tompkins L
Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122.
Behav Genet. 1993 Jan;23(1):91-7. doi: 10.1007/BF01067558.
A naive, sexually mature D. melanogaster male tested with a young, sexually immature male will perform vigorous courtship, but the mature male will perform much less courtship if he is subsequently tested with a second young male. This phenomenon is called experience-dependent courtship modification (EDCM). We have shown that exposure to either or both of the two courtship-stimulating pheromones that immature males synthesize is sufficient to induce EDCM.
用一只年轻、性未成熟的雄性果蝇对一只天真、性成熟的黑腹果蝇雄性进行测试时，它会进行激烈的求偶行为，但如果随后用另一只年轻雄性果蝇对这只成熟雄性进行测试，它的求偶行为会少得多。这种现象被称为经验依赖性求偶行为改变（EDCM）。我们已经表明，接触未成熟雄性合成的两种求偶刺激信息素中的一种或两种，就足以诱导EDCM。
