Dyeing Insects for Behavioral Assays: the Mating Behavior of Anesthetized Drosophila

Mating experiments using Drosophila have contributed greatly to the understanding of sexual selection and behavior. Experiments often require simple, easy and cheap methods to distinguish between individuals in a trial. A standard technique for this is CO2 anaesthesia and then labelling or wing clip...

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Main Authors: Verspoor, Rudi L., Heys, Chloe, Price, Thomas A. R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MyJove Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4541581/