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Larval rearing environment affects several post-copulatory traits in Drosophila melanogaster.
Biology letters - 22 Dec 2007
McGraw Lisa A, Fiumera Anthony C, Ramakrishnan Meera, Madhavarapu Swetha, Clark Andrew G, Wolfner Mariana F
Abstract excerpt
In Drosophila melanogaster, accessory gland proteins (Acps) that a male transfers during mating affect his reproductive success by altering the female's behaviour and physiology. To test the role of male condition in the expression of Acps, we manipulated the pre-adult environment and examined adult males for relative transcript abundance of nine Acps, and for post-copulatory traits that Acps influence. Larval...
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