The Isolation and Characterization of Behavioural Mutants of Drosophila Melanogaster

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dc.contributor.advisor	Threlkeld, S.F.H.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sargeant, Kent John	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-18T16:39:05Z	-
dc.date.available	2014-06-18T16:39:05Z	-
dc.date.created	2009-07-15	en_US
dc.date.issued	1980-04	en_US
dc.identifier.other	opendissertations/264	en_US
dc.identifier.other	1350	en_US
dc.identifier.other	898374	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/7359	-
dc.description.abstract	<p>Using the mutagen ethyl methanesulfonate, strains of Drosophila melanogaster were isolated whose males displayed mutant mating behaviour. Three lines were selected for closer study. One, strain #55, was associated with a morphological mutation that decreased male courtship success. Of the two non-morphological mutants, one strain (#263) exhibited almost no mating activity under test conditions, while the other (#277) was more successful than standard Canton-S males. Through mapping and test crosses, the mode of inheritance of each mutant was investigated. Other behavioural tests were performed to assess locomotor activity. These three mutants are discussed in terms of current ideas regarding courtship in Drosophila.</p>	en_US
dc.subject	Biology	en_US
dc.subject	Biology	en_US
dc.title	The Isolation and Characterization of Behavioural Mutants of Drosophila Melanogaster	en_US
dc.type	thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Biology	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Science (MS)	en_US
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