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Genetic and behavioral analysis of natural variation in Drosophila melanogaster pupation position.
Fly - 1 Jan 2000
Riedl Craig A L, Riedl Marit, Mackay Trudy F C, Sokolowski Marla B
Abstract excerpt
Drosophila melanogaster pupae are exposed to many biotic and abiotic dangers while immobilized during several days of metamorphosis. As a passive defense mechanism, appropriate pupation site selection represents an important mitigation of these threats. Pupation site selection is sensitive to genetic and environmental influences, but the specific mechanisms of the behavior are largely unknown. Using a set of 76...
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