Courtship success and multivariate analysis of sexual selection on morphometric traits in Drosophila buzzatii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Using wild-reared flies, we examined sexual selection on five phenotypic traits (thorax length, wing length, wing width, head width, and face width) in Drosophila buzzatii, by scoring copulatory status in nine mass mating cages. Only male face width was identified as a direct target of sexual select...

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Autores principales: Norry, F.M., Vilardi, J.C., Fanara, J.J., Hasson, E.
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spelling todo:paper_08927553_v8_n2_p219_Norry2023-10-03T15:41:41Z Courtship success and multivariate analysis of sexual selection on morphometric traits in Drosophila buzzatii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Norry, F.M. Vilardi, J.C. Fanara, J.J. Hasson, E. courtship success Drosophila sexual selection gradients Using wild-reared flies, we examined sexual selection on five phenotypic traits (thorax length, wing length, wing width, head width, and face width) in Drosophila buzzatii, by scoring copulatory status in nine mass mating cages. Only male face width was identified as a direct target of sexual selection in an analysis of selection gradient, while indirect selection was present on all other studied traits, as expected from their correlations with face width. In contrast to males, there was no indication of selection in females. Nor was there evidence of assortative mating. The suggested direct selection on face width seems to take place during licking behavior of the courtship and might be related to courtship feeding. This study suggests that courtship success gives rise to indirect selection on body size. © 1995 Plenum Publishing Corporation. Fil:Norry, F.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Vilardi, J.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Fanara, J.J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Hasson, E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_08927553_v8_n2_p219_Norry
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topic courtship success
Drosophila
sexual selection gradients
spellingShingle courtship success
Drosophila
sexual selection gradients
Norry, F.M.
Vilardi, J.C.
Fanara, J.J.
Hasson, E.
Courtship success and multivariate analysis of sexual selection on morphometric traits in Drosophila buzzatii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
topic_facet courtship success
Drosophila
sexual selection gradients
description Using wild-reared flies, we examined sexual selection on five phenotypic traits (thorax length, wing length, wing width, head width, and face width) in Drosophila buzzatii, by scoring copulatory status in nine mass mating cages. Only male face width was identified as a direct target of sexual selection in an analysis of selection gradient, while indirect selection was present on all other studied traits, as expected from their correlations with face width. In contrast to males, there was no indication of selection in females. Nor was there evidence of assortative mating. The suggested direct selection on face width seems to take place during licking behavior of the courtship and might be related to courtship feeding. This study suggests that courtship success gives rise to indirect selection on body size. © 1995 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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author Norry, F.M.
Vilardi, J.C.
Fanara, J.J.
Hasson, E.
author_facet Norry, F.M.
Vilardi, J.C.
Fanara, J.J.
Hasson, E.
author_sort Norry, F.M.
title Courtship success and multivariate analysis of sexual selection on morphometric traits in Drosophila buzzatii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
title_short Courtship success and multivariate analysis of sexual selection on morphometric traits in Drosophila buzzatii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
title_full Courtship success and multivariate analysis of sexual selection on morphometric traits in Drosophila buzzatii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
title_fullStr Courtship success and multivariate analysis of sexual selection on morphometric traits in Drosophila buzzatii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
title_full_unstemmed Courtship success and multivariate analysis of sexual selection on morphometric traits in Drosophila buzzatii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
title_sort courtship success and multivariate analysis of sexual selection on morphometric traits in drosophila buzzatii (diptera: drosophilidae)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_08927553_v8_n2_p219_Norry
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