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FLIC Drosophila Behavior System

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Features

  • Individual feeding measurement on 12 flies simultaneously
  • Up to 20 individual FLIC devices can be daisy-chained, allowing simultaneous monitoring of up to 240 flies
  • Ability to distinguish between tasting and feeding activity
  • High sensitivity – captures nearly every interaction between fly and food
  • Automated, real-time monitoring of feeding or food choice behavior
  • High-throughput feeding assay
  • Interfaces to FLIC software package
  • Preference assay is based on quantitative measure and independent from experimenter’s bias
  • Food is easily accessible from bottom of the chamber, unlike capillary-feeding assays)
  • No experimenter’s interference; foods are introduced without disturbing flies

Description

The FLIC system provides a precise and continuous quantification of the number and duration of interactions a fly has with food. It complements conventional methods of analysis, such as the CAFE assay and tracer dye approaches, by allowing comprehensive long-term studies of new and subtle aspects of feeding behavior.

The fruit fly is one of the most powerful model systems in which to dissect neural mechanisms of complex behavior such as feeding, allowing researchers to study mechanisms of feeding preference and behavior using genetic and pharmacological means. Detailed analysis of food intake facilitates discovery in fields as diverse as aging, metabolism, and neurobiology.

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[Left] FLIC System analog signals demonstrate distinct behavioral characteristics of feeding (left) and tasting (right). [Right] Representative signals from each of two feeding wells within a single feeding arena taken from a 90 min subset of a 24-hour feeding measurement. Reference: Ro J, Harvanek ZM, Pletcher SD (2014) FLIC: High-Throughput, Continuous Analysis of Feeding Behaviors in Drosophila. PLoS ONE 9(6): e101107. doi:10.

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FLIC System

Dimensions (W x D x H): MCU: 2.20 x 3.43 x 1.06 in. (56 x 87 x 27 mm)
DFM: 6.46 x 5.12 x 1.97 in. (164 x 130 x 50
Sampling Rate: 5Hz
Communications: DFM communicates with MCU via 12C using a TRRS cable; up to 20 DFMs can be daisy chained into a single MCU; MCU communicates with PC software via USB using custom drivers included
Power Requirements: MCU is powered through a 15VDC power supply, provided with the system
DFM is powered through the TRRS cable
Computer Requirements: USB 2.0 port if Windows 7 OS is used;

USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 if Windows 8.x or 10 is used;

Supported OS – Windows 7, 8.x, 10

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Home Cage Advantage – Minimizes stress effects and their attendant metabolic/biochemical artifacts.

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