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Proper direction of male genitalia is prerequisite for copulation in Drosophila, implying cooperative evolution between genitalia rotation and mating behavior

Animal morphology and behavior often appear to evolve cooperatively. However, it is difficult to assess how strictly these two traits depend on each other. The genitalia morphologies and courtship behaviors in insects, which vary widely, may be a good model for addressing this issue. In Diptera, phy...

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Autores principales: Inatomi, Momoko, Shin, Dongsun, Lai, Yi-Ting, Matsuno, Kenji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6338758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30659250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36301-7