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Courtship in Drosophila.

R J Greenspan¹, J F Ferveur

¹The Neurosciences Institute, San Diego, California 92121, USA. greenspan@nsi.edu

Annual Review of Genetics

|November 28, 2000

Summary

Fruit fly courtship involves complex genetics, including genes for sex determination and circadian rhythms. A distributed brain system with pleiotropic genes orchestrates species-specific courtship behaviors.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Genetics
Animal Behavior

Background:

Courtship in Drosophila is a complex behavior.
It involves a wide range of genes, including those related to sex determination, ion channels, and circadian rhythms.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline the set of pleiotropic genes involved in Drosophila courtship.
To understand how these genes act on a distributed brain system to produce species-specific courtship sequences.

Main Methods:

Behavioral and genetic comparisons between Drosophila species.
Analysis of mutants and mosaics.
Identification of specific sensory stimuli.

Main Results:

Courtship behavior recruits numerous genes.
Pleiotropic genes act on a distributed brain system.
This system produces species-specific sequences of responses and actions.

Conclusions:

Drosophila courtship is a complex, genetically influenced behavior.
A network of pleiotropic genes in a distributed brain system underlies species-specific courtship patterns.

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