Conner Hartman and Phoebe Mugford
How do fruit flies respond to varying concentrations of acetic acid? Why do fruit flies carry such sophisticated olfaction systems? What evolutionary systems may have resulted in these sophisticated systems?
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A Video Methods Explanation and Demonstration.
Fruit flies in blank, 10cm vial, climbing up vial to reach the foam stopper doused in attractant,
Transferring fruit flies from subculture to blank vial.
Subculture of fruit flies with jug of 5% vinegar.
Transferring fruit flies from subculture into blank, 10cm vial for trial readiness.
Fig 1. How Increasing the Concentration of Acetic Acid Affects Drosophila Melanogaster Climbing Efficiency. Each data point in this bar chart is the average of 10 trials, recorded time in seconds, for each concentration amount(0%, 2.5%, 5%). Uncertainty bars denote absolute average deviation (AAD), data points marked by the same letter were not significantly different from each other (p>0.05).
A Video Journey.