Disruption of aminergic neurotransmission affects lunge and dominance rates.

The data in the table are presented as the percentage of fights in each category during which lunging behavior and the establishment of dominance relationship were seen. Pairs of DDC-Gal4/UAS-shits1 males at the restrictive temperature (DDC/Shits1, 30°C) did not lunge or establish dominance relationships. Among TRH-Gal4/UAS-shits1 males at the restrictive temperature (TRH/Shits1, 30°C), the percentages of pairs that displayed lunging behavior and formed dominance relationship were significantly reduced.
1)Low dominance rates were observed in w1118(CS);Shits1/+ genetic controls. At both high and low temperature conditions this might be due to a reduction in the escalation of fights of this genotype to mid-intensity levels (reduced number of lunges). Normal dominance rates were observed when fights between genetic control groups were carried out at 25°C (see Table S1).
**p<0.01;
***p<0.001 vs. same genotype at the permissive temperature (19°C), analyzed by nonparametric two-independent-sample Mann-Whitney U-test.