How evolutionary adaptations enable a fruit fly to detect and thrive on toxic food sources

PHYSorg
Jan 21, 2025, 10:09 am124 pts
The ability to tolerate toxic substances can help animals find new food sources and thrive in certain ecological niches. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have now discovered that the fruit fly Drosophila busckii has developed a tolerance to the toxic sulfur compound…

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