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Habitat marking: males attracted to residual odors of twoDrosophila species

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We have found that males of the sibling speciesD. melanogaster andD. simulans are preferentially attracted to sites marked by the residual odors of conspecific females, especially if non-virgin. In natural populations, this could enhance sexual selection among males, and cause some isolation at the microhabitat level.

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  1. Department of Genetics and Human Variation, La Trobe University, 3083, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

    G. E. Spence, A. A. Hoffmann & P. A. Parsons

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Spence, G.E., Hoffmann, A.A. & Parsons, P.A. Habitat marking: males attracted to residual odors of twoDrosophila species. Experientia 40, 763–765 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01949768

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