Female preference for fly song: playback experiments confirm the targets of sexual selection
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The Drosophila courtship song is believed to be involved in sexual selection and species recognition. Previous studies have been based on an experimental design and in Drosophila montana, evidence suggests that males producing short sound pulses of high sound cycles have increased mating success. A further study supports such studies of male mating success, and confirms female song preference as a likely determinant of male mating success.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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Variation, but no covariance, in female preference functions and male song in a natural population of Drosophila montana
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The variance and covariance between female mating preferences and sexually selected male traits studied in natural populations are rare. Substantial variation in the level of responsiveness allows low-quality males to achieve some mating success and counteract the build up of a strong genetic covariance between preferences and traits.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2005
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Intraspecific variation in mating behavior does not cause sexual isolation between Drosophila virilis strains
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The intraspecific (within species) variation in the mate recognition systems and their mating behavior was studied. It was seen that the courtships of the 'mute' males proceeded in the same way as those of normal males and the male's wing vibration was still an important part of the courtship.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2005
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