Circadian control of a sex-specific behavior in Drosophila - PubMed
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- #Drosophila behavior
- #neural circuits
- #circadian rhythm
- The study explores circadian control of egg-laying, a sex-specific rhythm in Drosophila melanogaster.
- Lateral dorsal neurons (LNds), specifically Cryptochrome-expressing Cry+ LNds, are necessary for rhythmic egg-laying, while lateral ventral neurons (LNvs) and dorsal neurons (DNs) are dispensable.
- Analysis of the Drosophila connectome found direct bidirectional connections between Cry+ LNds and oviposition-related neurons, but no direct links with LNvs or DNs.
- This highlights Cry+ LNd neurons as key regulators in the neural circuits controlling egg-laying rhythms in female Drosophila.