Article
Female song preference and the period gene in Drosophila.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 1993
Greenacre M L, Ritchie M G, Byrne B C, Kyriacou C P
Abstract excerpt
Mutations at the period (per) locus in Drosophila melanogaster alter rhythmic components of the male courtship song. We have examined the mating speed of females homozygous for mutant per alleles when presented with artificial mutant songs. Mutant females retain a preference for wild-type over mutant songs, thus male song and female preference are probably under separate genetic control. In contrast, per-mutant...
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