Drosophila melanogaster Larvas and Adults Behavior Study: Do strains affect behavior?
1Ahmad Fauzi, 2Siti Zubaidah, 2Hendra Susanto
1Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, 2Universitas Negeri Malang
Abstract
Drosophilas behavioral studies can facilitate investigations related to human disease as well as various questions about behavioral neuroscience. The aimed of this study was to examine the effect of strains on various Drosophila behavior parameters. The strains used were wildtype, white eyes, and vestigial wings. Larval Crawling Assay, Larval Climbing Assay, Locomotor Assay, and Adult Negative Geotaxis Assay were used as procedures for data collection. Then, the research data were analyzed using a one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The results showed that differences in strains were able to cause differences in Drosophila behavior, especially during the imago phase. The use of wild-type strains is recommended for use as a behavioral study on Drosophila, given the differences in wildtype and mutant behavior recorded in this study. This research is expected to be the basis of Drosophilas behavior study, which is still rarely conducted in Indonesia.
Keywords: Adult Negative Geotaxis Assay, Drosophila-s behavioral studies, Larval Crawling Assay, Larval Climbing Assay, Locomotor Assay
Topic: Zoology