Classical conditioning through auditory stimuli in Drosophila: Methods and models

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2864-2870

  Menda, Gil ^a   Bar, Haim Y ^a   Arthur, Ben J ^a   Rivlin, Patricia K ^a   Wyttenbach, Robert A ^a   Strawderman, Robert L ^a,b   Hoy, Ronald R ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Program on Infrastructure Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized estimating equations (GEE); Johnston's organ; Learning; Logistic regression; Proboscis extension reflex (PER)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 80051750149     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.055202     Document Type: Article

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