Age, but not experience, affects courtship gene expression in male Drosophila melanogaster.

Mutation screens in model organisms have helped identify the foundation of many fundamental organismal phenotypes. An emerging question in evolutionary and behavioral biology is the extent to which these "developmental" genes contribute to the subtle individual variation that characterizes...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A Ruedi, Kimberly A Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2702002?pdf=render