Both SS and ISS developed greater AFT, assessed by both methods, than LS and ILS; this difference was significant in virtually all sex by strain comparisons. In the L x S RI, there was no correlation between initial sensitivity, measured by BEC at initial loss of balance, and either measure of AFT, on a stationary dowel. These results indicate that in this model system, initial sensitivity does not predict tolerance. Several QTLs for tolerance were identified; candidates in the narrowed chromosome 12 region, which has been reported in 2 other mapping studies, merit additional study.