Papers in the Biological Sciences
Date of this Version
3-1988
Document Type
Article
Citation
Evolution 42:2 (March 1988), pp. 312–321.
Abstract
The effects of density and food on remating were investigated using Drosophila melanogaster. The frequency of remating was unaffected by density for some combinations of fly strains but was reduced at low relative densities for other combinations. Until females had used most of their stored sperm, remating was less likely when food was absent or contact with food was prevented. Food availability had little effect on the incidence of remating once stored sperm were depleted and had no effect on initial virgin mating frequency. This study indicates that environmental factors can have a substantial direct influence on the frequency of remating in populations of Drosophila melanogaster.
Comments
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