Dietary salt levels affect salt preference and learning in larval Drosophila.

Drosophila larvae change from exhibiting attraction to aversion as the concentration of salt in a substrate is increased. However, some aversive concentrations appear to act as positive reinforcers, increasing attraction to an odour with which they have been paired. We test whether this surprising d...

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Main Authors: Cheryl Russell, Jan Wessnitzer, Joanna M Young, J Douglas Armstrong, Barbara Webb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3105986?pdf=render