Drosophila Courtship Song - Genetics - University of Leicester

The courtship behavior of Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). This film was made for the University of Leicester open day to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Charles Darwins birth. It shows an example of sexual selection; a special case of natural selection. The film was produced by the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester. For further information about genetics at Leicester see; and for further information about behavior in fruit flies