Abstract
In many species, males have developed strategies to safeguard their genetic material from dilution by that of competing males. Fruitflies achieve this by altering the behaviour of their partners.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Central Nervous System / metabolism
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Copulation / physiology*
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Drosophila Proteins / genetics
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Drosophila Proteins / metabolism*
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Drosophila melanogaster / cytology
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Drosophila melanogaster / physiology*
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Female
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Genitalia, Female / metabolism
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Humans
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Male
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Mating Preference, Animal / physiology*
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Neurons / metabolism
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Peptides / metabolism
Substances
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Drosophila Proteins
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Peptides
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SP protein, Drosophila