<i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
            females change mating behaviour and offspring production based on social context

Billeter, Jean‐Christophe; Jagadeesh, Samyukta; Stepek, Nancy; Azanchi, Reza; Levine, Joel D.

doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.2676

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“…In the case of Drosophila, even though the phase and strength of circadian locomotor rhythms is influenced by age and social interactions, the endogenous period length under constant darkness is highly robust and appears to be resistant to these factors (Levine et al, 2002a;Koh et al, 2006;Billeter et al, 2012). Thus, the small variation observed in Drosophila may be related to the robustness of the endogenous period of this organism combined with the fact that age, sex and genetic background were controlled.…”

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Measuring individual locomotor rhythms in honey bees, paper wasps and similar sized insects

Giannoni-Guzmán

Avalos

Perez

et al. 2014

Journal of Experimental Biology

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Circadian rhythms in social insects are highly plastic and are modulated by multiple factors. In addition, complex behaviors such as sun-compass orientation and time learning are clearly regulated by the circadian system in these organisms. Despite these unique features of social insect clocks, the mechanisms as well as the functional and evolutionary relevance of these traits remain largely unknown. Here we show a modification of the Drosophila activity monitoring (DAM) system that allowed us to measure locomotor rhythms of the honey bee, Apis mellifera (three variants; gAHB, carnica and caucasica), and two paper wasps (Polistes crinitus and Mischocyttarus phthisicus). A side-by-side comparison of the endogenous period under constant darkness (free-running period) led us to the realization that these social insects exhibit significant deviations from the Earth's 24 h rotational period as well as a large degree of inter-individual variation compared with Drosophila. Experiments at different temperatures, using honey bees as a model, revealed that testing the endogenous rhythm at 35°C, which is the hive's core temperature, results in average periods closer to 24 h compared with 25°C (23.8 h at 35°C versus 22.7 h at 25°C). This finding suggests that the degree of tuning of circadian temperature compensation varies among different organisms. We expect that the commercial availability, cost-effectiveness and integrated nature of this monitoring system will facilitate the growth of the circadian field in these social insects and catalyze our understanding of the mechanisms as well as the functional and evolutionary relevance of circadian rhythms.

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Measuring individual locomotor rhythms in honey bees, paper wasps and similar sized insects

Giannoni-Guzmán

Avalos

Perez

et al. 2014

Journal of Experimental Biology

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“…For example, a strain-specific effect observed between Canton-S and Oregon-R demonstrates that in Drosophila, patterns of mixed mating have nonlinear effects on offspring genotypes (9). It is tempting to hypothesize that such mating patterns and assessment of social context emerges from the same strain-specific organizational properties found in the SINs.…”

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“…Recent studies also indicate that individuals have the ability to recognize others (6) and regulate their behavior according to group membership (7). The composition of such Drosophila groups forms a social environment that influences gene transcription, pheromone displays, and mating frequency among group members (7)(8)(9). However, the genetic and sensory determinants that underlie these observations are unknown.…”

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Social structures depend on innate determinants and chemosensory processing inDrosophila

Schneider

Dickinson

Levine

2012

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Flies display transient social interactions in groups. However, whether fly-fly interactions are stochastic or structured remains unknown. We hypothesized that groups of flies exhibit patterns of social dynamics that would manifest as nonrandom social interaction networks. To test this, we applied a machine vision system to track the position and orientation of flies in an arena and designed a classifier to detect interactions between pairs of flies. We show that the vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster, forms nonrandom social interaction networks, distinct from virtual network controls (constructed from the intersections of individual locomotor trajectories). In addition, the formation of interaction networks depends on chemosensory cues. Gustatory mutants form networks that cannot be distinguished from their virtual network controls. Olfactory mutants form networks that are greatly disrupted compared with control flies. Different wild-type strains form social interaction networks with quantitatively different properties, suggesting that the genes that influence this network phenotype vary across and within wild-type populations. We have established a paradigm for studying social behaviors at a group level in Drosophila and expect that a genetic dissection of this phenomenon will identify conserved molecular mechanisms of social organization in other species.social network | emergent phenotypes | complex systems F lies engage in a variety of social behaviors that include courtship, aggression, mating, and egg-laying (1-5). Recent studies also indicate that individuals have the ability to recognize others (6) and regulate their behavior according to group membership (7). The composition of such Drosophila groups forms a social environment that influences gene transcription, pheromone displays, and mating frequency among group members (7-9). However, the genetic and sensory determinants that underlie these observations are unknown.To explore the possibility that Drosophila form organized social interaction networks (SINs), we quantified interactions formed by pairs of individuals within groups of 12 flies of the same sex placed in a circular arena (10). Using video sequences, three classes of behavior suggesting social interactions were identified: frontal approach, rear approach, and social preening (also known as "grooming," in which a fly rubs its legs together, or uses the leg(s) to rub its own wings, head, or abdomen). Social preening has been previously associated with social interactions in Drosophila (11, 12). These behaviors were verified in detail using video sequences captured at high spatial and temporal resolution (Movie S1). Inspection of video sequences indicated that these classes of behaviors often involve physical contact between the fore-and middle legs of the interacting flies, and these were scored to evaluate their relative frequency of occurrence (Table S1). Drosophila legs harbor both touch-and tastesensitive sensillae (13), suggesting that flies might exchange somatosensory and gustatory ...

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“…Any patterns regarding the distribution, phylogeny and emphasis of visual cues in these species could result from sampling bias. To complicate matters, the timing of mating events varies across species (Hardeland, 1972) and across populations of the same species (Billeter et al, 2012). With this in mind, it would be beneficial to examine whether populations of the same species sampled across the globe are all classified together.…”

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Phylogeny, environment and sexual communication across the Drosophila genus

Jezovit

Levine

Schneider

2017

Journal of Experimental Biology

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Social behaviour emerges from the local environment but is constrained by the animal's life history and its evolutionary lineage. In this perspective, we consider the genus Drosophila and provide an overview of how these constraints can shape how individuals interact. Our focus is restricted to visual and chemical signals and how their use varies across species during courtship -currently the only social behaviour well-studied across many Drosophila species. We broadly categorize species into four climatic groups -cosmopolitan, tropical, temperate and arid -which serve as discussion points as we review comparative behavioural and physiological studies and relate them to the abiotic conditions of a species environment. We discuss how the physiological and behavioural differences among many fly species may reflect life history differences as much as, or even more than, differences in phylogeny. This perspective serves not only to summarize what has been studied across drosophilids, but also to identify questions and outline gaps in the literature worth pursuing for progressing the understanding of behavioural evolution in Drosophila.

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Drosophila melanogaster females change mating behaviour and offspring production based on social context

Cited by 84 publications

References 48 publications

Measuring individual locomotor rhythms in honey bees, paper wasps and similar sized insects

Measuring individual locomotor rhythms in honey bees, paper wasps and similar sized insects

Social structures depend on innate determinants and chemosensory processing inDrosophila

Phylogeny, environment and sexual communication across the Drosophila genus

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