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Success of mutant Drosophila at different sex ratios

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Relative courtship success of mutant Drosophila melanogaster males was found to vary with sex ratio. Males with one of three recessive mutants: White, vermilion, or vestigial, competed with wild type males for females. Female-biased sex ratios were associated with increased success of all three different mutant phenotypes relative to wild-type as compared to an unbiased sex ratio. There was no difference in the success of mutant males in the first or second half of the observation periods, which spanned one hour.

Source: Hereditas

DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1989.tb00416.x

Authors: JEANETTE JUST, THERESE MARKOW

Institution: Arizona State University

Language: English

Topic: Animal Behavior and Reproduction

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,590

Funders: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Public Health Service