Ovipositor extrusion promotes the transition from courtship to copulation and signals female acceptance in Drosophila melanogaster
Communication between male and female fruit flies during courtship is essential for successful mating but, as with many other species, it is the female who decides whether to mate. Here we show a novel role for ovipositor extrusion in promoting male copulation attempts in virgin and mated females an...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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