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Larvae which demonstrated long trails covering a large area while feeding (rover foragers) pupated significantly higher than those covering a relatively small area and exhibiting short paths (sitter foragers). Pupation height and density of larvae per vial were positively correlated. Under the condition of equal larval density per vial,rovers were found to pupate significantly higher thansitter larval foragers. The effect of three light regimes (constant light, constant darkness, and 12 h light followed by 12 h dark) indicated a more complex relationship between pupation height and larval foraging behavior.
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This research was supported by an NSERC Graduate Fellowship and University of Toronto Open Fellowship to M. B. Sokolowski and NSERC Operating Grant N505 to R. I. C. Hansell.
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Sokolowski, M.B., Hansell, R.I.C. Elucidating the behavioral phenotype ofDrosophila melanogaster larvae: Correlations between larval foraging strategies and pupation height. Behav Genet 13, 267–280 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01071872
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