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Straightforward Assay for Quantification of Social Avoidance in Drosophila melanogaster

Article DOI: 10.3791/52011 • 08:08 min • December 13th, 2014
December 13th, 2014 •
1, 2, 2, 3, 3
1Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, 2Department of Biology, York College/CUNY, 3Department of Biology, Western Ontario University

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Here, we present a protocol to quantify the avoidance of stressed individuals. This paradigm is powerful yet user-friendly and can be used to assess the influence of genes and environment on one kind of social interaction in Drosophila melanogaster.

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