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The male ofDrosophila mercatorum was found to produce a courtship-inhibiting sound when he was courted by another male. The nature of the sound was significantly different from the courtship sounds emitted by a courting male.
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This work was supported by the special research project on instinct, University of Tsukuba. The author is most grateful to Dr and Mrs Hampton L. Carson for their kind reading of the manuscript.
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Ikeda, H. Nature of the sound produced by courtship-inhibiting behaviour of the male Drosophila mercatorum. Experientia 41, 1197–1199 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01951727
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