Editing Drosophila (section)

====Pheromones====
A novel class of [[pheromone]]s was found to be conserved across the subgenus ''Drosophila'' in 11 desert dwelling species.<ref name="pmid24618898">{{cite journal | vauthors = Chin JS, Ellis SR, Pham HT, Blanksby SJ, Mori K, Koh QL, Etges WJ, Yew JY | display-authors = 6 | title = Sex-specific triacylglycerides are widely conserved in Drosophila and mediate mating behavior | journal = eLife | volume = 3 | issue =  | pages = e01751 | date = March 2014 | pmid = 24618898 | pmc = 3948109 | doi = 10.7554/eLife.01751 | doi-access = free }}</ref>  These pheromones are triacylglycerides that are secreted exclusively by males from their ejaculatory bulb and transferred to females during mating.  The function of the pheromones is to make the females unattractive to subsequent suitors and thus inhibit courtship by other males.