Drosophila pachea asymmetric lobes are part of a grasping device and stabilize one-sided mating

Background Multiple animal species exhibit morphological asymmetries in male genitalia. In insects, left-right genital asymmetries evolved many times independently and have been proposed to appear in response to changes in mating position. However, little is known about the relationship between mati...

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Published in:	BMC evolutionary biology Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 176
Main Authors:	Rhebergen, Flor T., Courtier-Orgogozo, Virginie, Dumont, Julien, Schilthuizen, Menno, Lang, Michael
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 01.09.2016 BioMed Central Ltd
Subjects:	Abdomen - anatomy & histology Animal biology Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Animals Biological Evolution Biomechanical Phenomena Biomedical and Life Sciences Copulation - physiology Courtship of animals Drosophila Drosophila - anatomy & histology Drosophila - physiology Drosophila - ultrastructure Entomology Evolutionary Biology Female Genetics and Population Dynamics Genitalia, Female - anatomy & histology Genitalia, Female - ultrastructure Genitalia, Male - anatomy & histology Genitalia, Male - ultrastructure Invertebrate Zoology Life Sciences Male Morphology (Animals) Mutation - genetics Physiological aspects Reproduction Reproductive Biology Research Article Sexual Behavior, Animal - physiology Sexual reproduction Time Factors Mating position Genitalia Left-right asymmetry Epandrial lobe Micro-surgery Laser ablation species group Drosophila pachea Nannoptera species group
ISSN:	1471-2148, 1471-2148
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