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ArticleeLife2016

Neural circuitry coordinating male copulation.

Hania J Pavlou, Andrew C Lin, Megan C Neville, Tetsuya Nojima, Fengqiu Diao, Brian E Chen, Benjamin H White, Stephen F Goodwin

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Article in eLife, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Hania J PavlouCentre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Andrew C LinCentre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Megan C NevilleCentre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Tetsuya NojimaCentre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Fengqiu DiaoLaboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, United States.
Brian E ChenDepartment of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.
Benjamin H WhiteLaboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, United States.
Stephen F GoodwinCentre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0552-4140
University of Oxford · GBNational Institute of Mental Health · USMcGill University · CA

Funding

Identifying Neural Substrates of Behavior in Drosophila MelanogasterZIAMH002800 · NIMH · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH · PI WHITE, BENJAMIN H · 2009 to 2025
$29.2M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA MH002800Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust WT106189MA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Copulation is the goal of the courtship process, crucial to reproductive success and evolutionary fitness. Identifying the circuitry underlying copulation is a necessary step towards understanding universal principles of circuit operation, and how circuit elements are recruited into the production of ordered action sequences. Here, we identify key sex-specific neurons that mediate copulation in

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CopulationNeural PathwaysAnimalsDrosophilaInterneuronsMaleMotor NeuronsNeural Networks, ComputerSensory Receptor CellscopulationD. melanogasterdoublesexneurosciencesexual behaviorsexual-dimorphism

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PMID27855059
PMCPMC5114013
OpenAlexW2549458251

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