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Dyeing Insects for Behavioral Assays: the Mating Behavior of Anesthetized Drosophila
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Dyeing Insects for Behavioral Assays: the Mating Behavior of Anesthetized Drosophila

Dyeing Insects for Behavioral Assays: the Mating Behavior of Anesthetized Drosophila

DOI:
10.3791/52645-v

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06:13 min

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April 22, 2015

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1Institute of Integrative Biology,University of Liverpool

Chapitres

  • 00:05Titre
  • 01:23Fly Food Coloring Preparation and Mating Trials
  • 03:51Results: Representative Mating Trial Data
  • 05:14Conclusion

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This protocol describes a simple, cost effective way to individually identify Drosophila or other insects. Demonstration data investigating mating success across three species of Drosophila show that this method is comparable or better than the use of CO2 anaesthesia.

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Keywords: DrosophilaMating BehaviorBehavioral AssaysFood ColoringLabelingCO2 AnesthesiaNon-invasiveSpecies Comparison

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