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Effects of rearing conditions and age on the difference in mating success between alcohol dehydrogenase genotypes of Drosophila melanogaster
✍ Scribed by P. Knoppien; W. Pot; W. Delden
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 395 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-6707
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✦ Synopsis
Multiple choice mating experiments were carried out with the alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh) genotypes FF and SS of Drosophila melanogaster. Rearing conditions and age of the flies were varied. The large mating advantage of FF for 4-6 days old flies, reared at 25°C, found by Pot et al. (1980), was confirmed. This advantage decreased or even disappeared when rearing temperature or age of the flies was lowered. The relative humidity during rearing also influenced mating success. The relevance of these results for the maintenance of the Adh polymorphism is discussed.