| Abstract: | The study of experience-mediated reductions in the courtship of Drosophila melanogaster has stimulated wide interest because of its apparent importance for reproduction, interaction with chemical communication, and the ability to study individual subjects. This report replicates control procedures developed to account for nonassociative effects. The data indicate that male D. melanogaster associate the responses to inhibitory and excitatory cues provided by a mated female and that subsequent presentation of a virgin female results in lower than expected levels of courtship. This reduction is not a result of habituation or fatigue. I hypothesized that this associative effect results from counterconditioning. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
