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Genetic evidence that ovulation reduces sexual receptivity in Drosophila melanogaster females.
Behavior genetics - 1 Nov 1995
Fuyama Y
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Drosophila females start ovulation shortly after mating, and at the same time they become unreceptive to courting males. Both physiological changes are induced by the "sex-peptide" derived from the male accessory glands. It is conceivable, therefore, that the first effect of the peptide is to ind...
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