
%0 Journal Article
%A Oakeshott, JG 
%A Hayman, DL 
%T Effects of Genotype and Light on Mating Preference in Drosophila Melanogaster
%J Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
%D 1979/12/01
%V 32
%N 6
%P 607-614
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9790607
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BI9790607 
%X Patterns of mating have been investigated among yellow-bodied and white-eyed D. melanogaster. The relative mating success of yellow-bodied and white-eyed males was found to depend on both the light/dark regime and the phenotype of the female receiving them. White-eyed males were more likely to succeed in the dark 01' with white-eyed females. The effect of the light/dark regime probably reflected the visual defect in white-eyed males and the effect of the female phenotype was primarily due to strong avoidance of yellow-bodied males by white-eyed females. The overall pattern of mating indicated environment-dependent sexual selection and suggested several models for the experimental analysis of the relations between environmental and genetic variability. Possible implications for wild populations are also discussed. 
