Heterospecific inter-pulse intervals of courtship song elicit female rejection in Drosophila biauraria
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A study on the influence of song on the sexual behavior of Drosophila biauraria reveals that heterospecific courtship song inhibits copulation and initiates female refusal but conspecific inter-pulse courtship song enhances mating frequency. Displacement in reproductive behavior is responsible for the development of the female's capacity to distinguish between inter-pulse intervals and her behavior. Females of Drosophila melanogaster do not exhibit any rejection behavior. Artificial song experiment is discussed.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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Signals and responses of females and males in successful and unsuccessful courtship of three Hawaiian lek-mating Drosophila species
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Research on the differences in courting behavior for three types of Hawaiian lek-mating Drosophila species, the D. planitibia, D. heteroneura and D. silvestris, is presented. There are marked differences in the three species in the female response to male circling and the male responses to female behaviour in this phase. Differences are also observed in unsuccessful and successful courtships indicating that a series of species-specific stimulus-response chains have to be completed for the sexual act.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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Courtship behaviour and mating success of wild-caught Drosophila silvestris males
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A study has been conducted to examine the relationship between courtship behavior and male mating success in wild-caught Drosophila silvestris. Mate success was higher for males that courted females persistently and those which spend more time in the head-under-wings position. Receptive females were observed to actively participate in the courtship and spent more time standing than preening to encourage the males as compared to unreceptive females.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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