TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Drosophila as a new model organism for the neurobiology of aggression?
JO  - Journal of experimental biology
A1  - Baier, Andrea
A1  - Wittek, Britta
A1  - Brembs, Björn
SP  - 1233
EP  - 1240
VL  - 205
IS  - Pt 9
N2  - We report here the effects of several neurobiological determinants on aggressive behaviour in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster. This study combines behavioural, transgenic, genetic and pharmacological techniques that are well established in the fruitfly, in the novel context of the neurobiology of aggression. We find that octopamine, dopamine and a region in the Drosophila brain called the mushroom bodies, all profoundly influence the expression of aggressive behaviour. Serotonin had no effect. We conclude that Drosophila, with its advanced set of molecular tools and its behavioural richness, has the potential to develop into a new model organism for the study of the neurobiology of aggression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-0949
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -