Fly courtship song: triggering the light fantastic.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
In a study in this issue, Clyne and Miesenböck (2008) apply an ingenious optogenetic technology to activate neurons that generate male-specific courtship song in flies. This work sheds new light on the neural circuitry underlying sexually dimorphic behaviors in Drosophila.
Medical subject headings
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Sexual Behavior, Animal