The preference–performance relationship in plant–insect interactions is a central theme in evolutionary ecology. Among many insects, eggs are vulnerable and larvae have limited mobility, making the choice of an appropriate oviposition site one of the most important decisions for a female. We investigated the evolution of oviposition preferences in Drosophila melanogaster Meigen and Drosophila simulans Sturtevant by artificially selecting for the preference for 2 natural resources, grape and quince. The main finding of our study is the differential responses of D. melanogaster and D. simulans. Although preferences evolved in the experimental populations of D. melanogaster, responses were not consistent with the selection regimes applied. In ...
Several behavioral traits connected with oviposition were studied inDrosophila melanogaster strains ...
Oviposition preference for ureasupplemented food was assayed by simultaneous choice trials on five p...
The biological species concept posits that two lineages are considered separate species when they ca...
Maternal decisions, like the choice of a site for laying eggs, have important ecological and evoluti...
There has been considerable recent interest in using Drosophila melanogaster to investigate the mole...
There has been considerable recent interest in using Drosophila melanogaster to investigate the mole...
Habitat selection is postulated to contribute to the maintenance of genetic variation within and amo...
The underlying mechanisms of decision-making behaviour are poorly understood. Oviposition site selec...
Under the preference-performance hypothesis, natural selection will favor females that choose ovipos...
Over the last 100 years sexual selection has advanced into a vast field of theoretical and empirical...
Studying how novel phenotypes originate and evolve is fundamental to the field of evolutionary biolo...
It has long been a point of contention among biologists whether speciation can occur sympatrically a...
The rapid diversification of sexual traits is a common phenomenon accompanying the evolution of repr...
Oviposition-site preferences (O.S.P.) have been investigated in females of six sibling species of th...
Oviposition-site preferences (O.S.P.) have been investigated in females of six sibling species of th...
Several behavioral traits connected with oviposition were studied inDrosophila melanogaster strains ...
Oviposition preference for ureasupplemented food was assayed by simultaneous choice trials on five p...
The biological species concept posits that two lineages are considered separate species when they ca...
Maternal decisions, like the choice of a site for laying eggs, have important ecological and evoluti...
There has been considerable recent interest in using Drosophila melanogaster to investigate the mole...
There has been considerable recent interest in using Drosophila melanogaster to investigate the mole...
Habitat selection is postulated to contribute to the maintenance of genetic variation within and amo...
The underlying mechanisms of decision-making behaviour are poorly understood. Oviposition site selec...
Under the preference-performance hypothesis, natural selection will favor females that choose ovipos...
Over the last 100 years sexual selection has advanced into a vast field of theoretical and empirical...
Studying how novel phenotypes originate and evolve is fundamental to the field of evolutionary biolo...
It has long been a point of contention among biologists whether speciation can occur sympatrically a...
The rapid diversification of sexual traits is a common phenomenon accompanying the evolution of repr...
Oviposition-site preferences (O.S.P.) have been investigated in females of six sibling species of th...
Oviposition-site preferences (O.S.P.) have been investigated in females of six sibling species of th...
Several behavioral traits connected with oviposition were studied inDrosophila melanogaster strains ...
Oviposition preference for ureasupplemented food was assayed by simultaneous choice trials on five p...
The biological species concept posits that two lineages are considered separate species when they ca...