The Neural Circuitry that Functions as a Switch for Courtship versus Aggression in Drosophila Males

Current Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1395-1403

  Koganezawa, Masayuki ^a   Kimura, Ken ichi ^b   Yamamoto, Daisuke ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; NEURONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 84966650453     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.04.017     Document Type: Article

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