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Mating competitiveness and fertility of thiotepa-sterilized flies

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In the present investigation, an attempt has been made to study the mating competitiveness and fertility of males as well as females ofDacus dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) treated topically with thiotepa. In the mixed population, treated flies of either sex were found to be sexually more vigorous than untreated flies. However when the mating competitiveness of either sex was determined separately using various methods, treated males were found not to differ significantly in sexual competitiveness from untreated flies. Receptivity of treated and untreated females to males was also studied by the single choice method. Thiotepa-treated and untreated females were found to be equally receptive to males.

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  1. J. N. Thakur

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Thakur, J.N., Kumar, A. Mating competitiveness and fertility of thiotepa-sterilized flies. Experientia 40, 220–223 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963610

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