The Influence of Dietary Factors on Reproduction in the Fruit Fly, Drosophila melanogaster

II ACKNOWLEDGMENTS III TABLE OF CONTENTS IV LIST OF FIGURES VI LIST OF APPENDICES VII CHAPTER 1 1 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTION 1 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 3 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: 6 RECOGNITION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 9 Perceiving Volatile Cues 9 Perceiving Non-Volatile/Contact Cues 12 THESIS OBJECTIVES: 14 CHAPTER 2 16 MATERIALS AND METHODS 16 FLY STOCKS: 16 REARING CONDITIONS: 18 FLY COLLECTIONS: 18 GENETICS: 19 NUTRITION: 19 BEHAVIOURAL ASSAYS: 20 The 1x1 assay: 20 The 6x6 assay: 20 PROGENY ANALYSIS: 21 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: 21 CHAPTER 3 22 FOOD AND REPRODUCTION 22