Neuronal function and dopamine signaling evolve at high temperature in Drosophila

Abstract

Introduction Introduction Main Methods Author contributions Competing interest Materials and Correspondence References Adaptation to local environments is a general principle in nature. In the light of the ongoing climatic change, the mechanisms for temperature adaptation are of particular interest1-2. Many essential biological processes are temperature sensitive, and neuronal activity3-7 is a particularly prominent one as it affects essential, fitness-related traits such as behavior and locomotion8. Here, we investigate if temperature stress triggers adaptation of neuronal signaling. We used replicated laboratory evolution experiments with Drosophila simula ...