Selection for digging behavior inDrosophila melanogaster larvae
- 1 September 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Behavior Genetics
- Vol. 8 (5) , 475-479
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01067940
Abstract
The genetics of the digging behavior ofDrosophila melanogaster larvae was studied through selective breeding. Selection for low digging activity was successful, but selection for high digging activity was not. Selection for low and high digging activity affected another behavior, namely the choice of a pupation site. Digging behavior appears to be under polygenic control.Keywords
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