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Oviposition-site preference and ADH activity in Drosophila melanogaster

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Four D. melanogaster strains characterized by different alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activities were compared for their oviposition site preferences. The comparison was made between different temperatures (15 °C, 20 °C, 25 °C, 30 °C), day and night, replicates, and different concentrations in ethanol (00%, 5%, 10%, 15%) in the medium. All these factors influence behaviour. ADH activities seem to affect the oviposition site preferences as they directly affect ethanol tolerance and the ability to use alcohol as a source of metabolic energy.

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  1. Laboratoire de Génétique, Facultés Universitaires N.D. de la Paix, 61, rue de Bruxelles, B-5000, Namur, Belgium

    N. Hougouto, M. C. Liétaert, M. Libion-Mannaert & A. Elens

  2. Unité de biologie quantitative, Facultés Universitaires N.D. de la Paix, 61, rue de Bruxelles, B-5000, Namur, Belgium

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Hougouto, N., Liétaert, M.C., Libion-Mannaert, M. et al. Oviposition-site preference and ADH activity in Drosophila melanogaster . Genetica 58, 121–128 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00056779

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