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“Cost” of virginity in wild Drosophila melanogaster females
Laboratory studies have revealed a significant “cost of mating” to Drosophila melanogaster females in the form of reduced longevity. The effect is attributable to nonsperm components of the ejaculate. Female D. melanogaster are known to mate up to six times in nature, and given that they do not typi...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3287337/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22393526 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.54 |