Neural control of aggression in Drosophila
- Creators
- Hoopfer, Eric D.
Abstract
Like most animal species, fruit flies fight to obtain and defend resources essential to survival and reproduction. Aggressive behavior in Drosophila is genetically specified and also strongly influenced by the fly's social context, past experiences and internal states, making it an excellent framework for investigating the neural mechanisms that regulate complex social behaviors. Here, I summarize our current knowledge of the neural control of aggression in Drosophila and discuss recent advances in understanding the sensory pathways that influence the decision to fight or court, the neuromodulatory control of aggression, the neural basis by which internal states can influence both fighting and courtship, and how social experience modifies aggressive behavior.
Additional Information
© 2016 Elsevier B.V. This review comes from a themed issue on Neurobiology of sex. I would like to thank Hui Chiu, Stefanie Hampel and Andrew Seeds for comments on the manuscript and David J. Anderson for mentorship and financial support. This work was supported an NIH Grant (DA031389) to David J. Anderson.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 67091
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.conb.2016.04.007
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20160513-142058825
- DA031389
- NIH
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2016-05-16Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2021-11-11Created from EPrint's last_modified field