Measurement of Drosophila Reproductive Behaviors

Anne C. von Philipsborn, Galit Shohat-Ophir, Carolina Rezaval

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Abstract

Courtship behaviors in Drosophila melanogaster are innate and contain highly stereotyped but also experience- and state-dependent elements. They have been the subject of intense study for more than 100 years. The power of Drosophila as a genetic experimental system has allowed the dissection of reproductive behaviors at a molecular, cellular, and physiological level. As a result, we know a great deal about how flies perceive sensory cues from potential mates, how this information is integrated in higher brain centers to execute reproductive decisions, and how state and social contexts modulate these responses. The simplicity of the assay has allowed for its broad application. Here, we introduce methods for studying male and female innate reproductive behaviors as well as their plastic responses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)431-439
Number of pages9
JournalCold Spring Harbor Protocols
Volume2023
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Jul 2023

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Funding

We thank Assa Bentzur and Julia Ryvkin for insightful comments on this text. Work in our laboratory was supported by the Lundbeckfonden under grant number DANDRITE R248-2016-2518 to A.C.v.P., the Israel Science Foundation grant 174/19 to G.S.-O., and BBSRC (BB/S009299/1), Wellcome Trust (214062/Z/18/Z), and Royal Society Research (RGS\R2\180272) grants to C.R.

FundersFunder number
Royal Society ResearchRGS\R2\180272
Wellcome Trust214062/Z/18/Z
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilBB/S009299/1
Lundbeck FoundationDANDRITE R248-2016-2518
Israel Science Foundation174/19

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