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Date of Award
1973
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Graduate School
First Advisor
Martin T. Gipson
First Committee Member
Roseann Hannon
Second Committee Member
John S. Tucker
Abstract
The importance of showing that Drosophila are capable of learning an instrumental response would, with the information already known from genetic studies, enable researchers to possibly isolate the genetic basis of a simple learning process and thus gain greater insight into this phenomenon. If a reliable technique can be found for earning in Drosophila, a new field of research would be opened which could greatly add to our knowledge of the evolution of behavior.
The following two studies attempted to demonstrate that Drosophila can learn and also investigated which system, vision or olfaction, serves best in this capacity.
Pages
30
Recommended Citation
Lucas, William. (1973). Avoidance learning in Drosophila melanogaster. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1831
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