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Design and Analysis of Temperature Preference Behavior and its Circadian Rhythm in Drosophila

Tadahiro Goda¹, Jennifer R. Leslie¹, Fumika N. Hamada^1,2

¹The Visual Systems Group, Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, ²PRESTO, JST

We recently identified a novel Drosophila circadian output, temperature preference rhythm (TPR), in which the preferred temperature in flies rises during the day and falls during the night. TPR is regulated independently from another circadian output, locomotor activity. Here we describe the design and analysis of TPR in Drosophila.