Biometrical analysis of larval digging behavior in Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1007/BF01076178

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Biometrical analysis of larval digging behavior in Drosophila melanogaster.

Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 1994

Godoy-Herrera R

Abstract excerpt

Digging behavior of D. melanogaster larvae increases as larval development proceeds. Diallel crosses were made to analyze genetically digging behavior at 72 and 108 h of larval age. Additive and dominance variation was found, dominance being principally to dig. Dominance to dig is higher at 108 t...

Topics

Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Gene Expression
Genes, Dominant
Larva
Male
Metamorphosis, Biological
Models, Genetic
Motor Activity
Phenotype

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