Effects of female behavior on wing display and courtship of male Drosophila simulans and Drosophila melanogaster

Corrolations between female rejection behaviors and male wing display were calculated for both Drosophila simulans and Drosophila melanogaster intraspicific pair-matings. No significant correlations were found for D. melanogaster, but in D. simulans flicking by the female appeared to be associated with a shift in male wing display pattern resulting in higher levels of vibration. Flicking did not appear to discourage courtship by males in either species.