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| Lang, M.; Orgogozo, V.. |
| Left-right asymmetric genitalia have appeared multiple times independently in insects and have been associated with changes in mating positions. However, there is little experimental data on how the evolution of genital asymmetries may have affected the evolution of mating positions or vice versa. As opposed to its closely-related species, Drosophila pachea has a conspicuous asymmetry in its male genitalia external lobes, with the left lobe being 1.49 ± 0.08 (SD) times longer and thinner than the right lobe. In a laboratory stock, we found that 20% of the males possess fully symmetric lobes. To better understand how asymmetric genitalia may affect mating, we compared D. pachea copulation behaviour between these mutant males and wildtype males. We found... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Epandrial lobe; Epandrium; Left-right asymmetry; Mating behaviour; Mating position; Nannoptera subgroup; 42.24. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/419172 |
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| Lang, M.; Orgogozo, V.. |
| Left-right asymmetric genitalia have appeared multiple times independently in insects and have been associated with changes in mating positions. However, there is little experimental data on how the evolution of genital asymmetries may have affected the evolution of mating positions or vice versa. As opposed to its closely-related species, Drosophila pachea has a conspicuous asymmetry in its male genitalia external lobes, with the left lobe being 1.49 ± 0.08 (SD) times longer and thinner than the right lobe. In a laboratory stock, we found that 20% of the males possess fully symmetric lobes. To better understand how asymmetric genitalia may affect mating, we compared D. pachea copulation behaviour between these mutant males and wildtype males. We found... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Epandrial lobe; Epandrium; Left-right asymmetry; Mating behaviour; Mating position; Nannoptera subgroup; 42.24. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/607668 |
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