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A neural circuit encoding mating states tunes defensive behavior in Drosophila
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2020.
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Abstract
- Wing touching induces a defensive response in D. melanogaster. Here, the authors show that female flies change the defensive response during courtship and after mating. This switch is mediated by functional reconfiguration of a neural circuit in the ventral nerve cord.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5314ae52231418e871b8e2b0f543ca6
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17771-8