Selective advantage for IIIM males over YM males in cage competition, mating competition, and pupal emergence in Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae).

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In the house fly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae), sex is usually determined by a dominant factor, M, located on the Y chromosome. However, there are autosomal male (A(M)) populations in which the M factor is located on one or more of the five autosomes (I-V), most commonly on the third chromosome. Herein we report the use of isogenic strains to determine the relative fitness of Y(M) versus III(M) males in...

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