Kaun LabMar 132 minDoes isolating flies affect behavior?Flies have more complex social lives than have really been appreciated by a lot of the field of fly behavioral neurogenetics. I wrote a...
Kaun LabMar 121 minDo thunderstorms affect fly behavior?My PhD advisor, Dr. Marla Sokolowski, at the University of Toronto always told us that she felt Drosophila adult or larval behavior was...
Kaun LabMar 112 minHow long can I anesthetize my flies?As you probably know, carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most popular anesthesia for fly pushing. It immobilizes flies quickly and flies wake up...
Kaun LabMar 102 minWhat materials should I use for building behavior arenas? We use lots of specialty items in building Drosophila behavior arenas and tracking systems, but sometimes it’s difficult to know where to...
Kaun LabMar 93 minWhat are the best dimensions for a behavior arena?What are the best dimensions for a Drosophila behavior arena?
Kaun LabMar 83 minHow does the Light:Dark cycle affect fly behavior?Drosophila melanogster are diurnal, meaning they are awake during the day and sleep at night (Dubowy and Seghal, 2017). Although, they do...
Kaun LabMar 72 minHow do I build an environment chamber?Let’s say you are starting your lab, or perhaps you are the only person in your lab that wants to conduct fly behavior experiments. You...
Kaun LabMar 63 minHow should I collect flies for behavior? Almost all people that use Drosophila (aka Fly Pushers) spend an inordinate amount of time sitting at a dissecting microscope and sorting...
Kaun LabMar 53 minDoes humidity affect Drosophila behavior?Drosophila melanogaster are sensitive to humidity conditions, and they don’t like it when it’s too dry since desiccation is very...