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Pupariation site preference within and between Drosophila sibling species.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Sept 2013
Erezyilmaz Deniz F, Stern David L
Abstract excerpt
Holometabolous insects pass through a sedentary pupal stage and often choose a location for pupation that is different from the site of larval feeding. We have characterized a difference in pupariation site choice within and between sibling species of Drosophila. We found that, in nature, Drosophila sechellia pupariate within their host fruit, Morinda citrifolia, and that they perform this behavior in laboratory...
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