Conditioned courtship suppression in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
Nicholas Raun, Spencer Jones, Jamie M. Kramer
Abstract
males reduce courtship behaviour after mating failure. In the lab, such conditioned courtship suppression, aka 'courtship conditioning', serves as a complex learning and memory assay. Interestingly, variations in the courtship conditioning assay can establish different types of memory. Here, we review research investigating the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms that allow male flies to form memories of previous mating failures.
Topics & Concepts
CourtshipDrosophila melanogasterMatingCourtship displayBiologyDrosophila (subgenus)NeuroscienceAKACommunicationPsychologyZoologyComputer scienceGeneticsGeneLibrary scienceNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchAnimal Behavior and ReproductionCircadian rhythm and melatonin