Applying modern machine-vision techniques to the study of animal behavior, two groups developed systems that quantify many aspects of the complex social behaviors of Drosophila melanogaster. These software tools will enable high-throughput screens that seek to uncover the cellular and molecular underpinnings of behavior.
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Reiser, M. The ethomics era?. Nat Methods 6, 413–414 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0609-413
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