Drosophila melanogaster are useful in studying genetic or environmental manipulations that affect behaviors such as spontaneous locomotor activity. Here we describe a protocol that utilizes monitors with infrared beams and data analysis software to quantify spontaneous locomotor activity.
Woods, J. K., Kowalski, S., Rogina, B. Determination of the Spontaneous Locomotor Activity in Drosophila melanogaster. J. Vis. Exp. (86), e51449, doi:10.3791/51449 (2014).