Genetically Based Behaviour Patterns in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetically Based Behaviour Patterns in Drosophila melanogaster

SOME time ago Bastock 1 demonstrated that yellow ( y ) mutant males of Drosophila melanogaster had reduced success in fertilising normal females. This tendency of females to reject y males provides a means by which variation in behaviour between populations might be easily studied.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1974-01, Vol.247 (5438), p.232-233
Hauptverfasser: THRELKELD, S. F. H, PROCWAT, R. A, ABBOTT, K. S, YEUNG, A. D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Crosses, Genetic
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Genetics, Behavioral
Genotype
Humanities and Social Sciences
letter
Male
multidisciplinary
Mutation
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sexual Behavior, Animal
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Zusammenfassung:SOME time ago Bastock 1 demonstrated that yellow ( y ) mutant males of Drosophila melanogaster had reduced success in fertilising normal females. This tendency of females to reject y males provides a means by which variation in behaviour between populations might be easily studied.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/247232a0