Neural control of aggression in Drosophila

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2016, Pages 109-118

  Hoopfer, Eric D ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology HHMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONNECTOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ANIMAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84968552325     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2016.04.007     Document Type: Review

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