Sensorimotor control of Drosophila copulation

Thesis

Dipteran insects show a wide range of species-specific mating postures, and interspecific differences in the postures they adopt may reflect sexual selection acting on these traits. As with most sequences of motor action, mechanosensory inputs have long been thought to be important for the male to achieve and maintain this position,although until now we have understood very little about the function or properties ofthe sensory neurons involved.

In Drosophila, the conserved transc...

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Authors: Herbert, MR

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: sensorimotor control; mechanosensation; Drosophila; sex determination
• Subjects: Neurogenetics