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Young male fruit flies make females fight each other more

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2021-04-21

Mating changes female behavior across a wide range of animals, with these changes induced by components of the male ejaculate, such as sperm and seminal fluid proteins. However, males can vary significantly in their ejaculates, due to factors such as age, mating history, or feeding status. This male variation may therefore lead to variation in the strength of responses males can stimulate in females.

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https://phys.org/news/2021-04-young-male-fruit-flies-females.html