Lebourg, E.
Grimal, A.
Fresquet, N.
Lints, FA.
The spontaneous locomotor activity of young, middle-aged and old Drosophila melanogaster of both sexes has been videorecorded during three parabolic flights separated by one-day intervals. Fast shifts between 0 g, 1 g and 1.8 g phases are obtained during parabolic flights. Results showed that the activity scores were higher at 0 g during the first flight, but that this effect of microgravity was erased during the two next flights. It may be concluded that flies showed a transient form of reactivity to a new environment, i.e, to repeated rapid variations of gravity levels.
Bibliographic reference |
Lebourg, E. ; Grimal, A. ; Fresquet, N. ; Lints, FA.. Spontaneous Locomotor-activity of Drosophila-melanogaster Flies At Various Gravity Levels (0 G, 1 G, 1.8 G) During Parabolic Flights. In: Behavioural Processes, Vol. 34, no. 2, p. 175-184 (1995) |
Permanent URL |
http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/48378 |