A LABORATORY STUDY OF MALE TERRITORIALITY IN THE SIBLING SPECIES DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER AND DROSOPHILA-SIMULANS
A LABORATORY STUDY OF MALE TERRITORIALITY IN THE SIBLING SPECIES DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER AND DROSOPHILA-SIMULANS
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DOI:
10.1016/s0003-3472(87)80117-3
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发表时间:
1987-06-01
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2.5
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HOFFMANN, AA
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作者:
HOFFMANN, AA
Defence of food cups by males of the fruitflies Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans was examined in the laboratory. Individuals differed in the number of territorial encounters they participated in and the number they won. The outcome of encounters depended on resident status and, to a lesser extent, body weight. Encounters with escalated fighting were less frequently won by resident that non-escalated encounters, and the success of residents in the former could be accounted for by the body weight asymmetry. A display involving erect wings was more common in escalated encounters, but provided no information on body weight or resident status. Escalation in D. simulans depended on the difference in body weight between winners and losers. D. melanogaster had shorter encounters than D. simulans, and a lower incidence of escalated fighting. Fewer D. melanogaster males participated in territorial defence. Territorial males were more successful in mating than non-territorial males.