Learning in three species of Diptera: the blow fly Phormia regina, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, and the house fly Musca domestica

Many of the papers discussed in this review were concerned with the question, Can diptera learn? It is impossible to characterize an entire order of over 80,000 species on the basis of work done on three species, but for at least three species, the blow fly Phormia regina , the fruit fly Drosophila...

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Published in:	Behavior genetics Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 479 - 526
Main Author:	McGuire, T R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-09-1984
Subjects:	Animals Calliphoridae Conditioning, Classical - physiology Conditioning, Psychological - physiology Diptera Diptera - genetics Diptera - physiology Discrimination Learning - physiology Drosophila - genetics Drosophila - physiology Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster - genetics Drosophila melanogaster - physiology Drosophilidae Houseflies - genetics Houseflies - physiology Learning Musca domestica Muscidae Phormia regina Smell - physiology Vision, Ocular - physiology
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Summary:	Many of the papers discussed in this review were concerned with the question, Can diptera learn? It is impossible to characterize an entire order of over 80,000 species on the basis of work done on three species, but for at least three species, the blow fly Phormia regina , the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster , and the house fly Musca domestica , the answer must be yes.
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ISSN:	0001-8244
DOI:	10.1007/BF01065445