ISSN:
1573-3297
Keywords:
courtship elements
;
time sampling
;
strain differences
;
virgin and fertilized females
;
Drosophila melanogaster
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Psychology
Notes:
Abstract A time-sampling method is described, which permits simultaneous observation of male courtship behavior in large numbers of single-pair matings ofDrosophila melanogaster. Validation by direct comparison with continuous observation showed that time-sampling yielded high-quality information for the discrete components of the courtship sequence. The method was shown to be sensitive to the difference in courtship intensity caused by exposure to virgin or mated females and it characterized male courtship of four lines ofD. melanogaster. The economy of the method makes courtship behavior amenable to the detailed genotype-environment analyses of biometrical genetics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01071930
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