News tagged with male flies
Gene-engineered flies are pest solution
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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For the first time, male flies of a serious agricultural pest, the medfly, have been bred to generate offspring that die whilst they are still embryos. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology describe the ...
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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.
One missing gene leads to fruitless mating rituals
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Jul 23, 2008 |
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Male fruit flies missing a gene for one particular odor receptor become clueless in matters of love, scientists at Duke University Medical Center have discovered.
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.
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 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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Scientists show that female fruit flies can be 'too attractive' to males
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Females can be too attractive to the opposite sex -- too attractive for their own good -- say biologists at UC Santa Barbara. They found that, among fruit flies, too much male attention directed toward attractive ...
Daily alcohol use causes changes in sexual behavior, new study reveals
Jan 02, 2008 |
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A team of researchers at Penn Sate has used an animal model to reveal, for the first time, a physiological basis for the effect of alcohol on male sexual behavior, including increased sexual arousal and decreased ...
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