Article
Quantitative genomics of aggressive behavior in Drosophila melanogaster.
PLoS genetics - 15 Sept 2006
Edwards Alexis C, Rollmann Stephanie M, Morgan Theodore J, Mackay Trudy F C
Abstract excerpt
Aggressive behavior is important for animal survival and reproduction, and excessive aggression is an enormous social and economic burden for human society. Although the role of biogenic amines in modulating aggressive behavior is well characterized, other genetic mechanisms affecting this complex behavior remain elusive. Here, we developed an assay to rapidly quantify aggressive behavior in Drosophila...
Topics
- Aggression
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Genes, Insect
- Genomics
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Phenotype
- Selection, Genetic
- Transcription, Genetic
