Aggression and mating success in Drosophila melanogaster (original) (raw)

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THE value of Drosophila melanogaster as an experimental animal for the study of the genetics of behaviour increases as more specific behaviours are shown to exist in this species. Although aggressive behaviour has been reported for _D. subobscura_1 and some Hawaiian2 species, and has been briefly mentioned for many other species3, it has not yet been described for D. melanogaster. We have repeatedly observed behaviours which we interpreted as aggressive and here, report an experiment designed to investigate aggression and its relationship to mating success—an important component of fitness.

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1. Department of Zoology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, UK
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Dow, M., SCHILCHER, F. Aggression and mating success in Drosophila melanogaster.Nature 254, 511–512 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/254511a0

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• Received: 30 December 1974
• Revised: 14 February 1975
• Published: 01 April 1975
• Issue Date: 10 April 1975
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/254511a0

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