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Table 2 Mushroom body measurements

From: Mutations in many genes affect aggressive behavior in Drosophila melanogaster

 

Alpha lobes

Beta lobes

Mutant

Length (SE)

Width (SE)

Length (SE)

Width (SE)

Canton S B

6.03 (0.09)

0.6925 (0.0170)

4.28 (0.03)

0.7901 (0.0236)

Act5C

6.35 (0.13)*

0.6648 (0.0185)

4.18 (0.04)

0.7746 (0.0282)

CG3638

6.07 (0.13)

0.8372 (0.0323)***

4.26 (0.06)

0.8866 (0.0303)*

CG13377

5.99 (0.12)***

0.8036 (0.0222)

4.22 (0.04)

0.8273 (0.0342)

CG32572

6.56 (0.09)***

0.8218 (0.0169)***

4.23 (0.04)

0.8085 (0.0345)

ed

5.99 (0.16)

0.8330 (0.0299)***

4.09 (0.08)*

0.8683 (0.0389)

emc

6.23 (0.17)

0.7174 (0.0216)

4.29 (0.05)

0.8622 (0.0300)

pxb

6.12 (0.08)

0.8070 (0.0230)***

4.15 (0.05)*

0.8729 (0.0281)*

sgl

5.60 (0.13)**

0.7631 (0.0214)*

4.25 (0.07)

0.8263 (0.0312)

Syx4

5.94 (0.14)

0.7044 (0.0170)

4.13 (0.05)*

0.8504 (0.0194)

  1. Measurements of the length and width of alpha and beta lobes (± SE) for Canton S B (the control line) and mutant lines associated with increased or decreased levels of aggression. Measurements are standardized to overall brain size. *: P < 0.05; **: P < 0.01; ***: P < 0.001.