Artificial selection for odor-guided behavior in Drosophila reveals changes in food consumption

Artificial selection for odor-guided behavior in Drosophila reveals changes in food consumption

Abstract Background The olfactory system enables organisms to detect chemical cues in the environment and can signal the availability of food or the presence of a predator. Appropriate behavioral responses to these chemical cues are therefore important for organismal survival and can influence trait...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth B. Brown, Cody Patterson, Rayanne Pancoast, Stephanie M. Rollmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Drosophila
Olfaction
Feeding
RNA sequencing
RNA interference
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-4233-1

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