
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Oakeshott, JG 
A1  - Hayman, DL 
T1  - Effects of Genotype and Light on Mating Preference in Drosophila Melanogaster
JF  - Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
JO  - Aust. Jnl. Of Bio. Sci.
Y1  - 1979
VL  - 32
IS  - 6
SP  - 607
EP  - 614
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9790607 
N2  - 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. 
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