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A note on differences in the mating behavior ofDrosophila heteroneura andD. silvestris

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Differences betweenDrosophila heteroneura andD. silvestris in the time taken to copulate and the preferred location for copulation are reported. The potential significance of these differences is discussed.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, 3052, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    G. F. Watson

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This work was undertaken while on study leave at the Department of Genetics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Acknowledgments. I wish to thank Drs Hampton L. Carson, Kenneth Y. Kaneshiro and Angus A. Martin for reading and criticizing the manuscript. The research was supported by National Science Foundation Grants DEB 76-18042 and BMS 74-15506 and funds from the University of Melbourne.

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Watson, G.F. A note on differences in the mating behavior ofDrosophila heteroneura andD. silvestris. Experientia 36, 62–63 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02003974

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