Resetting the circadian clock by social experience in Drosophila melanogaster |
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Authors: | Levine Joel D Funes Pablo Dowse Harold B Hall Jeffrey C |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA. |
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Abstract: | Circadian clocks are influenced by social interactions in a variety of species, but little is known about the sensory mechanisms underlying these effects. We investigated whether social cues could reset circadian rhythms in Drosophila melanogaster by addressing two questions: Is there a social influence on circadian timing? If so, then how is that influence communicated? The experiments show that in a social context Drosophila transmit and receive cues that influence circadian time and that these cues are likely olfactory. |
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