Fly fighting: octopamine modulates aggression.
The genetics and neurobiology of Drosophila aggression are still poorly understood. A new study using an automated method to analyze one component of male fly aggression has shown that the biogenic amine octopamine plays a role in the modulation of aggressive behavior.
Dierick
Herman A
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Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. dierick@bcm.edu
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