Neuronal sex identity shapes social buffering of defensive freezing behaviour in fruit flies
Sex differences are pervasive across the animal kingdom1,2, shaped by reproductive strategies, ecological roles, and physiological demands. Neurobiological studies have largely focused on sex differences in reproduction and aggression3,4, leaving understudied how sex shapes other survival-relevant behaviours such as responses to predatory threats. Previous work in vertebrates uncovered sex…
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