
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Atkinson, WD 
T1  - Gregarious Oviposition in Drosophila Melanogaster Is Explained by Surface Texture.
JF  - Australian Journal of Zoology
JO  - Aust. J. Zool.
Y1  - 1983
VL  - 31
IS  - 6
SP  - 925
EP  - 929
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9830925 
N2  - Laboratory experiments showed that the previously reported tendency of D. melanogaster females to lay their eggs close to other Drosophila eggs and larvae, was really a response to surface texture. Oviposition was encouraged by a rough surface, and the presence of eggs and larvae on smooth food medium provided sufficient surface texture to stimulate egg-laying. Such an effect would certainly not be significant in natural breeding sites. 
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