ArticlePloS one2017
Quantifying male and female pheromone-based mate choice in Caenorhabditis nematodes using a novel microfluidic technique.
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- Virus infection modulates male sexual behaviour in Caenorhabditis elegans.Molecular ecology · 2021Article
- Males, Outcrossing, and Sexual Selection inGenetics · 2019Review
- Bounded rationality in C. elegans is explained by circuit-specific normalization in chemosensory pathways.Nature communications · 2019Article
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- Social and sexual behaviors inJournal of neurogeneticsArticle
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Abstract
Pheromone cues are an important component of intersexual communication, particularly in regards to mate choice. Caenorhabditis nematodes predominant rely on pheromone production for mate finding and mate choice. Here we describe a new microfluidic paradigm for studying mate choice in nematodes. Specifically, the Pheromone Arena allows for a constant flow of odorants, including pheromones and other small molecules, to be passed in real time from signaling worms to those making a choice without any physical contact. We validated this microfluidic paradigm by corroborating previous studies in showing that virgin C. remanei and C. elegans males have a strong preference for virgin females over mated ones. Moreover, our results suggest that the strength of attraction is an additive effect of male receptivity and female signal production. We also explicitly examine female choice and find that females are more attracted to virgin males. However, a female's mate choice is strongly dependent on her mating status.
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