Premium
Aggression and Mating Success in Three Species of Drosophila 1
Author(s) -
RINGO JOHN,
KANANEN MARY KING,
WOOD DAVID
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
zeitschrift für tierpsychologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.739
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-0310
pISSN - 0044-3573
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1983.tb01349.x
Subject(s) - aggression , mating , biology , zoology , drosophila (subgenus) , developmental psychology , psychology , genetics , gene
Three closely related species of Drosophila: D. virilis, D. americana , and D. novamexicana , are known to differ in levels of male‐male aggression. Through direct observation in the laboratory, we attempted to determine and characterize the relationships between intrasexual aggression and mating success in males of each of these species. Our results indicated that the most important determinant of male mating success was not the amount of aggression performed by a male, but rather the amount of aggression directed towards him.