Drosophila Mite Resistance: Sleep, Activity, and Metabolic Gene Expression

RNA-seq and behavioral data from Drosophila melanogaster lines artificially selected for resistance to Gamasodes queenslandicus mites. The dataset includes transcriptional shifts in metabolic processes, measurements of starvation resistance, and activity levels under dark conditions. It was authored by Joshua Benoit and last updated on April 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing correlations between parasite resistance and reduced sleep based on behavioral activity data.
• Investigating the link between metabolic gene expression and nutrient reserve usage from RNA-seq analyses.
• Studying the fitness trade-offs of behavioral immunity using starvation resistance and oxygen consumption metrics.
• Validating the role of dark-condition activity in ectoparasite defense through experimental restraint data.

Strengths

• Data from replicate lines of Drosophila melanogaster under artificial selection for mite resistance.
• Includes multiple data types: RNA-seq transcriptomics, behavioral activity, and physiological resistance measurements.
• Findings were validated using an independent panel of genetic lines with variable sleep durations.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Joshua Benoit via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely contains experimental data from laboratory studies of Drosophila melanogaster lines, including RNA-seq analysis and behavioral assays.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 06:37:33; freshness should be verified.