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Courtship song analysis of Drosophila muscle mutants.
Methods (San Diego, Calif.) - 1 Jan 2012
Chakravorty Samya, Wajda Mathew P, Vigoreaux Jim O
Abstract excerpt
As part of the mating ritual, males of Drosophila species produce species-specific courtship songs through wing vibrations generated by the thoracic musculature. While previous studies have shown that indirect flight muscles (IFM) are neurally activated during courtship song production, the precise role of these muscles in song production has not been investigated. Fortunately, IFM mutants abound in Drosophila...
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