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Pleiotropic Effects of DDT Resistance on Male Size and Behaviour.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 2017
Rostant Wayne G, Bowyer Jemima, Coupland Jack, Facey James, Hosken David J, Wedell Nina
Abstract excerpt
Understanding the evolution and spread of insecticide resistance requires knowing the relative fitness of resistant organisms. In the absence of insecticides, resistance is predicted to be costly. The Drosophila melanogaster DDT resistance allele (DDT-R) is associated with a male mating cost. This could be because resistant males are generally smaller, but DDT-R may also alter courtship behaviours. Here we tested...
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