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An Automated Method to Determine the Performance of Drosophila in Response to Temperature Changes in Space and Time
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An Automated Method to Determine the Performance of Drosophila in Response to Temperature Changes in Space and Time

An Automated Method to Determine the Performance of Drosophila in Response to Temperature Changes in Space and Time

DOI:
10.3791/58350-v

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06:52 min

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October 12, 2018

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1Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences,University of Groningen, 2Department of Cell Biology, University of Groningen,University Medical Center Groningen, 3Ruijsink Dynamic Engineering, 4Department of Psychology,University of Groningen

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  • 00:04Title
  • 00:29Fly and Temperature-Controlled Arena Preparation
  • 02:02Temperature Behavioral Experiments
  • 03:13Video Tracking and Data Analysis
  • 04:31Results: Representative Drosophila Performance Analyses in Response to Temperature Changes in Space and Time
  • 06:08Conclusion

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Here we present a protocol to automatically determine the locomotor performance of Drosophila at changing temperatures using a programmable temperature-controlled arena that produces fast and accurate temperature changes in time and space.

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DrosophilaTemperature ChangesAutomated MethodPerformanceGenotypesSensory CuesTemperature ReceptorsTemperature-controlled ArenaTemperature Phases ScriptCopper TilesAluminum RingFly Behavioral Experiments

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