2007/10/01 by Aki Ejima, Leslie C. Griffith · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Animal Behavior and Reproduction
paper · doi:10.1101/pdb.prot4847
openalex publication_date 2007/10/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
INTRODUCTIONIn Drosophila melanogaster, as in many other animals, courtship is a series of stereotypical behaviors carried out by a male responding to multimodal signals. Because different experimental conditions can engage distinct sensory modalities that affect male behavior, courtship experiments need to be carefully designed. There are several ways to manipulate sensory inputs to the test male. This protocol describes methods for designing and conducting experiments that measure the various parameters of courtship behavior.