The Divider Assay is a high-throughput pipeline for aggression analysis in Drosophila

Budhaditya Chowdhury; Meng Wang; Joshua P. Gnerer; Herman A. Dierick

doi:10.1038/s42003-020-01617-6

Communications Biology (Jan 2021)

The Divider Assay is a high-throughput pipeline for aggression analysis in Drosophila

Budhaditya Chowdhury,
Meng Wang,
Joshua P. Gnerer,
Herman A. Dierick

Affiliations

Budhaditya Chowdhury: Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
Meng Wang: Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
Joshua P. Gnerer: Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
Herman A. Dierick: Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01617-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Chowdhury et al. develop the Divider Assay, which is a simplified experimental procedure that allows Drosophila researchers to perform aggression analysis for a long period of time and in complete darkness. They find a peak in fighting during the middle of the day. This pipeline is expected to facilitate high-throughput screening for aggression.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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