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Mutations in raised Drosophila melanogaster affect experience-dependent aspects of sexual behavior in both sexes.
Behavior genetics - 1 May 2003
McRobert Scott P, Tompkins Laurie, Barr Norman B, Bradner Joshua, Lucas Devan, Rattigan Dina M, Tannous Ann F
Abstract excerpt
Many aspects of the reproductive behavior of Drosophila melanogaster are modified dramatically by experience and age. Males' courtship of immature males and fertilized females decreases over time. Females' receptivity to copulation, and the behaviors that females perform and elicit, are affected by their age and sexual experience. We show that mutations in a raised stock affect all of these age- and...
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