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Sterilization by copulation in D rosophila
Author(s) -
Markow Therese Ann
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
entomologia experimentalis et applicata
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.765
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1570-7458
pISSN - 0013-8703
DOI - 10.1111/eea.12020
Subject(s) - biology , drosophilidae , mating , drosophila (subgenus) , zoology , evolutionary biology , ecology , drosophila melanogaster , genetics , gene
Females in some species of the genus D rosophila ( D iptera: D rosophilidae) are rendered sterile by mating. I review cases where these failed matings occur between closely related species as well as between closely related individuals of the same species. I also discuss the evolutionary implications of both types of failed matings and suggest how a better understanding of D rosophila ecology could assist in interpreting these failures. I further suggest that future studies of female mating failures in D rosophila be conducted in the framework of the differences observed in their matings, as this may offer a way to test predictions about the relationship between mating system type and female mating failures.