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Genital stimulation opens door for cryptic female choice in tsetse flies
May 14, 2009 |
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Manipulation of male and/or female genitalia results in a suite of changes in female reproductive behavior in tsetse flies, carriers of African sleeping sickness.
Male and female brains are not so different, fruit flies’ sex acts tell us
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Apr 17, 2008 |
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While males and females might sometimes act as though they come from different planets, a new study in flies suggests they are both equipped with a largely unisex brain.
It's a unisex brain with specific signals that trigger 'male' behavior
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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Research by Yale scientists shows that males and females have essentially unisex brains — at least in flies — according to a recent report in Cell designed to identify factors that are responsible for sex ...
Old flies can become young moms
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Nov 24, 2008 |
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Female flies can turn back the biological clock and extend their lifespan at the same time, University of Southern California biologists report.
'Magic potion' in fly spit may shoo away blinding eye disease
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Researchers are reporting the first identification of a "magic potion" of proteins in the saliva of the black fly that help this blood-sucking pest spread parasites that cause "river blindness," a devastating ...
Pesky fruit flies learn from experienced females: Study
Sep 16, 2009 |
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A common household nuisance, the fruit fly, is capable of intricate social learning much like that used by humans, according to new research from McMaster University.
Courtship pattern shaped by emergence of a new gene in fruit flies
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May 26, 2008 |
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When a young gene known as sphinx is inactivated in the common fruit fly, it leads to increased male-male courtship, scientists report in the May 27, 2008, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Olfactory Fine-Tuning Helps Fruit Flies Find Their Mates
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Jul 30, 2008 |
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Fruit flies fine-tune their olfactory systems by recalibrating the sensitivity of different odor channels in response to changing concentrations of environmental cues, a new study has shown. Disable this calibration ...
Male fruit flies change to gain reproductive edge
Apr 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to wooing females, males of all species -- even fruit flies -- try to gain a competitive edge.
Male flies: Not the world's most sensitive lovers
Jun 12, 2009 |
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In order to increase their chances of reproductive success, male flies of the species Drosophila montana try to copulate for much longer than the females would like. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolution ...
Researchers discover mechanism that prevents two species from reproducing
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Cornell researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species evolve.
Invasive Nettle Moth Triggers Hawaii Research
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Like children everywhere, kids in Hawaii love to run barefoot through tall grass. But an invasive pest called the nettle moth caterpillar can take the fun out of this simple childhood pleasure, ...
Flies may reveal evolutionary step to live birth
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Nov 25, 2008 |
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A species of fruit fly from the Seychelles Islands often lays larvae instead of eggs, UC San Diego biologists have discovered. Clues to how animals switch from laying eggs to live birth may be found in the ...
New pheromone helps female flies tell suitors to 'buzz off'
Jul 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There she is again: the cute girl at the mall. Big eyes. Long legs. She smiles at you. You're about to make your move… but wait! What's she wearing? It's a letterman jacket, one clearly belonging ...
In fruit flies, homosexuality is biological but not hard-wired
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Dec 09, 2007 |
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While the biological basis for homosexuality remains a mystery, a team of neurobiologists reports they may have closed in on an answer -- by a nose.
