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Size and symmetry of sex combs were not related to male mating success in D rosophila melanogaster reared at different temperatures
Author(s) -
PavkovićLučić Sofija,
Lučić Luka,
Kekić Vladimir
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
entomological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1479-8298
pISSN - 1343-8786
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2012.00558.x
Subject(s) - mating , biology , trait , drosophila melanogaster , bilateral symmetry , symmetry (geometry) , zoology , evolutionary biology , genetics , geometry , gene , mathematics , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering , programming language
Temperature is one of the most important climatic factors that may influence different traits (morphological, physiological or behavioral) in D rosophila . In this study, we examined the effects of two developmental temperatures (18° C and 25° C ) on the size and the symmetry of sex combs (a male sexual trait) and their importance for male mating success in D rosophila melanogaster . However, the number of sex comb teeth (“size”) and its difference between right and left legs (“symmetry”) were relevant neither to male mating success nor to the growth temperatures.