As a fruit fly sails from sunshine into a patch of shade, its temperature drops by 10 degrees F or so. Immediately, certain neurons in its brain spring into action, telling the fly’s circadian clock about the temperature change. By … Continue reading
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Journal Club: Fruit flies’ internal circadian clocks continually check the temperature
Categories: Biochemistry | Genetics | Journal Club | Neuroscience
Tagged chronobiology, circadian rhythms, drosophila, fruit fly, neurons, sleep-wake cycle, temperature
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Journal Club: Fruit fly hybrids make poor foragers, offering insight into how species remain distinct
When one fruit fly species meets another, they sometimes interbreed. And yet despite this genetic mixing, distinct species still persist—over 2,000 of them. Evolutionary biologist Daniel Matute of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of … Continue reading
Categories: Ecology | Evolution | Genetics | Journal Club | Uncategorized
Tagged behavior, drosophila, evolution, fruit fly, hybrid, speciation, species
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