Mating latency, duration of copulation and fertility in four species of the Drosophila bipectinata complex.
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2014-02
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Significant interspecific variations in mean duration of copulation and fertility were observed in four species of the Drosophila bipectinata species complex. However, D. bipectinata showed positive correlation between duration of copulation and fertility. Similarly, D. malerkotliana showed negative correlation between mating latency and duration of copulation. Likewise, D. pseudoananassae showed positive correlation between mating latency and fertility. These results suggest that D. pseudoananassae has distant relatedness from the other three species with respect to mating latency, duration of copulation and fertility which supports the previous findings.
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Drosophila bipectinata complex, Interspecific variations, Mating behaviour, Phylogeny
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Singh Akanksha, Singh Bashisth N. Mating latency, duration of copulation and fertility in four species of the Drosophila bipectinata complex. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 2014 Feb; 52(2): 175-180.