When population and evolutionary genetics met behaviour

Rodolfo Costa; Ralf Stanewsky

doi:10.1590/0074-0276130498

When population and evolutionary genetics met behaviour

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2013;108 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):74-9. doi: 10.1590/0074-0276130498.

Authors

Rodolfo Costa¹, Ralf Stanewsky²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, University of Padova, Italy, Padova, Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
² Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Rockefeller Building, University College London, UK, London, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Rockefeller Building, University College London, London, UK.

Abstract

In this review, we analyse the impact of a population and evolutionary genetics approach on the study of insect behaviour. Our attention is focused on the model organism Drosophila melanogaster and several other insect species. In particular, we explore the relationship between rhythmic behaviours and the molecular evolution of clock and ion channel genes.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Behavior, Animal / physiology*
CLOCK Proteins / genetics
Circadian Clocks / genetics*
Drosophila / genetics
Drosophila melanogaster / genetics*
Evolution, Molecular*
Genetic Speciation
Genetics, Population*
Ion Channels / genetics
Period Circadian Proteins / genetics
Psychodidae / genetics
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Temperature
Transgenes / genetics

Substances

Ion Channels
Period Circadian Proteins
CLOCK Proteins