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Frequency dependence of mating success in Drosophila pseudoobscura

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Lee Ehrman
Lee Ehrman
Affiliation:
The Rockefeller University, New York City
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Matings of Drosophila pseudoobscura were observed in Elens-Wattiaux chambers, using individuals of three karyotypes: AR/AR, AR/CH and CH/CH. In each chamber two karyotypes were represented, with frequencies 10:10, 2:18 or 18:2. The males of the heterokaryotype AR/CH tend to have an advantage in mating compared to the homokaryotypes, provided that both kinds of males are equally frequent, i.e. the ratio 10:10. This advantage is further increased when the heterokaryotype is a minority, the ratio 2:18. When the homokaryotype, AR/AR or CH/CH, is a minority (18:2) it is equally or more successful than the heterokaryotype in securing mates. Among females, the mating success is independent of frequency, or the minority females have sometimes only a slight advantage.

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Research Article
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Genetics Research , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , April 1968 , pp. 135 - 140
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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