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Determination of the Spontaneous Locomotor Activity in Drosophila melanogaster
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April 10, 2014
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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.
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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).
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