Dynamics of social behavior in fruit fly larvae.

We quantified the extent and dynamics of social interactions among fruit fly larvae over time. Both a wild-type laboratory population and a recently-caught strain of larvae spontaneously formed social foraging groups. Levels of aggregation initially increased during larval development and then decli...

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Main Authors: Zachary Durisko, Rebecca Kemp, Rameeshay Mubasher, Reuven Dukas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3989340?pdf=render