Table 3 Regions tested for their effect on intraspecies and interspecies differences in cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) within and between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans are compared to a previous study (Laturney and Moehring 2012) that mapped the same regions for interspecies mate preference

From: The genetic basis of female pheromone differences between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans

Deficiencya

Intraspecies female CHCsb

Interspecies female CHCsb

Interspecies female receptivityc

Df(3R)ME15

n-C21, n-C23, n-C25

–

Yes

Df(3R)3-4

7-P, 23-Br

n-C22

–

Df(3R)ED5156

n-C27, 9-H, 23-Br

–

–

Df(3R)Exel6144

9,13-PD

–

–

Df(3R)ED5177

9-H

7-T, 5-T

–

Df(3R)ED5330

7,11-ND

7-P

–

Df(3R)BSC38

n-C21

–

–

Df(3R)M-Kx1

n-C25, n-C27, 7-P

–

Yes

Df(3R)T-32

n-C22, n-C23, n-C24, n-C25, 7-P, 9-H, 7,11-HD, 29-Br

n-C21, 7-T

–

Df(3R)ry85

–

–

–

Df(3R)ED5644

7-P, 9,13-PD

–

–

Df(3R)ED5664

7-T, 7-P

–

–

Df(3R)BSC471

n-C21, n-C22, n-C23, 9-H, 7,11-PD, 7,11-HD, 23-Br, 29-Br

7-T

–

Df(3R)P115

9,13-PD, 25-Br

–

Yes

Df(3R)DG2

–

–

–

Df(3R)ED5780

7,11-ND

–

–

Df(3R)Cha7

n-C21, n-C22, n-C23, n-C24, 5-T, 7-P, 9-H, 23-Br, 25-Br

7-T

Yes

Df(3R)Dl-BX12

n-C22, n-C24, 31-Br

5-P

–

Df(3R)H-B79

–

9-T, 7-T, 5-T, 9,13-PD

–

Df(3R)e-R1

7-N

n-C22, n-C23, n-C25, 9-T, 7-T, 5-T, 9-H, 7,11-HD, 23-Br

Yes

Df(3R)e-GC3

9-H, 7,11-PD

–

–

Df(3R)BSC56

n-C22, 23-Br

–

–

Df(3R)BSC137

–

6-T, 5-T, 7-P

–

Df(3R)Exel6196

–

7-T, 7-P

–

Df(3R)ED6187

–

7-T

–

Df(3R)crb87-5

n-C22

–

–

Df(3R)ED6220

n-C23, n-C25, 5-T, 7,11-HD, 7,11-ND

7-P, 9,13-PD

–

Df(3R)Exel6203

9,13-PD, 7,11-PD

7-T, 5-T, 7-P

–

Df(3R)BSC321

–

–

–

Df(3R)Espl3

–

–

–

Df(3R)BSC140

n-C27, 9-H, 9,13-PD

7-P

–

Df(3R)Espl3

-

-

–

Df(3R)3450

7-P, 9-H, 9,13-PD

-

–

Df(3R)BSC547

n-C21, 7-T, 9-H

n-C24, 9,13-PD

–

Df(3R)L127

7,11-PD, 23-Br

-

–

Df(3R)B81

n-C27, 7-P, 7,11-PD, 23-Br

-

–

Df(3R)ED50003

7-T, 5-T, 7-P, 9,11-PD

7,11-ND

–

  1. aOnly those deficiencies that were used in both studies are shown
  2. bCHC compound names that were significantly affected are abbreviated: n-Heneicosane (n-C21); n-Docosane (n-C22); n-Tricosane (n-C23); n-Tetracosane (n-C24); n-Pentacosane (n-C25); n-Heptacosane (n-C27); (Z)-5-Pentacosene (5-P); (Z)-5-Tricosene (5-T); ( + )-6-Tricosene (6-T); (Z)-7-Heptacosene (7-H); (Z)-7-Nonacosene (7-N); (Z)-7-Pentacosene (7-P); (Z)-7-Tricosene (7-T); (Z)-9-Heptacosene (9-H); (Z)-9-Tricosane (9-T); (Z,Z)-7,11-Heptacosadiene (7,11-HD); (Z,Z)-7,11-Nonacosadiene (7,11-ND); (Z,Z)-7,11-Pentacosadiene (7,11-PD); (Z,Z)-9,13-Pentacosadiene (9,13-PD); n-Methyldocosane (23-Br); 2-Methyltetracosane (25-Br); 2-Methyloctacosane (29-Br); 2-Methyltriacontane (31-Br). “-“ means that no CHCs were significantly affected
  3. c“Yes” indicates that a region affects the female’s receptivity towards an interspecies male; “-“ means this behavior was not significantly affected. Note that no regions affected the related trait of a female’s attractiveness, measured as a male’s willingness to court that female
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