MULTIPLE MATING AND THE SEX-RATIO TRAIT IN DROSOPHILA-PSEUDOOBSCURA
MULTIPLE MATING AND THE SEX-RATIO TRAIT IN DROSOPHILA-PSEUDOOBSCURA
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1558-5646.1981.tb04886.x
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
BECKENBACH, A
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BECKENBACH, A
A complete analysis of the population genetics of the sex-ratio (SR) trait of D. pseudoobscura requires a consideration of the effects of multiple mating. Two experiments designed to examine several important parameters associated with this activity are described. The experiments required the use of a visible marker (the 3rd chromosomal recessive, orange eye) to distinguish the genotypes. Females remated readily. Although no rematings occurred within 12 h of the initial mating, 19 of 42 females (45%) remated within 24 h, 19 of 36 (53%) remated within 36 h and 37 of 40 (93%) remated within 96 h. Since few females lay eggs within 24 h of their initial mating (Beckenbach, 1978), depletion of stored sperm is not a prerequisite for remating. An inverse relationship was found between the tendency of a female to remate and the fertility of the initial mating. There was no inherent disadvantage to either the SR or standard males from an increased tendency of their mates to remate or from any differences in sperm utilization by doubly-inseminated females. Since conditional differences between SR and standard males are known to occur (Beckenbach, 1978), perhaps as a result of the SR mechanism, remating and sperm displacement may be important in magnifying their effects in natural and laboratory populations.