Quantification of locomotion and the effect of food deprivation on locomotor activity in Drosophila

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-43

  Knoppien, Peter ^a   Van Der Pers, Jan N C ^b   Van Delden, Wilke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VDP Laboratories   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Food deprivation; Locomotor activity; New method; Quantification

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0034046203     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007759424777     Document Type: Article

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