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Investigation of Novel Circuits Involved in Virgin Female Receptivity of Drosophila melanogaster

Year: 2015

Type: dissertation

Abstract: Courtship is a behavior that allows the display of fitness of one sex to the other and gates possible subsequent mating. This behavior is crucial for reproduction and has strong innate components in all animals. Courtship in Drosophila melanogaster consists of a series of highly stereotyped actions that the male performs towards the female. He sings with vibrations of the wings, touches and licks her abdomen, while she evaluates the information presented to her.(...)

Source: Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT)

Author: Dennis Herrmann

Language: English

Topic: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2395796419

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