How social network structure affects decision-making in Drosophila melanogaster.

摘要: Animals use a number of different mechanisms to acquire crucial information. During social encounters, animals can pass information from one another but, ideally, they would only that benefits survival and reproduction. Therefore, individuals need be able determine the value receive. One cue come behaviour other are already using Using previous extended dataset, we studied how individual decision-making is influenced by conspecifics in Drosophila melanogaster. We analysed uninformed flies later about oviposition site choice learn informed flies. Our results suggest adjust their future choices based on coordinated behaviours encounter are. Following interaction, tended either collectively follow or avoid it. network analysis, show this selective seems level homogeneity network. In particular, found variance centrality parameters among was lower case 'follow' outcome compared with an 'avoid' outcome.