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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
SUBMITTER: Ginger Carney
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-24167 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Genetics 20101026 1
Behavior is influenced by an organism's genes and environment, including its interactions with same or opposite sex individuals. Drosophila melanogaster perform innate, yet socially modifiable, courtship behaviors that are sex specific and require rapid integration and response to multiple sensory cues. Furthermore, males must recognize and distinguish other males from female courtship objects. It is likely that perception, integration, and response to sex-specific cues is partially mediated by ...[more]