Courtship Song in Drosophila:

Research and Recordings

03/16/06

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Drosophila "sing" by vibrating their wings. Two well-studied song types in Drosophila are pulse song and sine song. The most common song type is pulse song and consists of rapid transients (short-lived oscillations) of low frequency which may be monocyclic or polycyclic. Sine song varies between species in carrier frequency and is caused by extended bouts of wing vibration producing a humming sound.
 

Use the links below to explore recordings of male courtship song of the various species used in our lab.

bulletDrosophila robusta - The species of Drosophila I use in my current research.
bullet Courtship song of male D. robusta
bulletDrosophila sordidula - A close relative of D. robusta. 
bullet Courtship song of D. sordidula
bulletDrosophila lacertosa - A close relative of D. robusta.
bullet Courtship song of D. lacertosa
bulletDrosophila mojavensis - A member of the Repleta group.
bullet Courtship song of D. mojavensis

 

This site was last updated by Karen Arbuckle 03/28/06