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Modeling Drosophila positional preferences in open field arenas with directional persistence and wall attraction.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Soibam Benjamin, Goldfeder Rachel L, Manson-Bishop Claire, Gamblin Rachel, Pletcher Scott D, Shah Shishir, Gunaratne Gemunu H, Roman Gregg W
Abstract excerpt
In open field arenas, Drosophila adults exhibit a preference for arena boundaries over internal walls and open regions. Herein, we investigate the nature of this preference using phenomenological modeling of locomotion to determine whether local arena features and constraints on movement alone are sufficient to drive positional preferences within open field arenas of different shapes and with different internal...
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