Learning of courtship components in Drosophila mercatorum (Paterson & Wheller) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) Aprendizado de corte sexual em Drosophila mercatorum (Paterson & Wheller) (Diptera, Drosophilidae)
In Drosophila, courtship is an elaborate sequence of behavioural patterns that enables the flies to identify conspecific mates from those of closely related species. This is important because drosophilids usually gather in feeding sites, where males of various species court females vigorously. We in...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2007-03-01
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