Article
Bidirectional selection for female receptivity in Drosophila melanogaster.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 1993
Piñeiro R, Carracedo M C, Izquierdo J I, Casares P
Abstract excerpt
A wild population of Drosophila melanogaster was subjected to selection for high and low female receptivity. Selection was only applied in females on the basis of the mating times observed in a 30-min period. We applied a selection paradigm that allowed us to conclude that females unmated after 3...
Topics
- Animals
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Selection, Genetic
- Sexual Behavior, Animal
- Sexual Maturation
- Species Specificity