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Virility Deficiency and the Sex-Ratio Trait in DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA. I. Sperm Displacement and Sexual Selection.

C I Wu1.   

Abstract

The Sex-Ratio (SR) phenomenon is associated with the X chromosome of many species of Drosophila. Males carrying SR transmit predominantly sperm bearing the X chromosome. SR, therefore, has a very significant advantage in segregation. This paper provides an experimental analysis of the role of virility selection in preventing the fixation of SR. SR males are found to suffer substantial virility reduction when mated with nonvirgin females but not with virgin females. The reduced virility arises because they are weaker in sperm displacement and are discriminated against by nonvirgin females. The virility deficiency of SR males is even more severe at low temperatures.

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Year:  1983        PMID： 17246170      PMCID： PMC1202179     

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Genetics        ISSN： 0016-6731            Impact factor:   4.562


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Journal:  Genetics       Date:  1962-12       Impact factor: 4.562

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Authors:  D G Gilbert; R C Richmond
Journal:  Genetics       Date:  1981-01       Impact factor: 4.562
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Journal:  Genetics       Date:  1991-08       Impact factor: 4.562

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10.  Mapping of within-species segregation distortion in Drosophila persimilis and hybrid sterility between D. persimilis and D. pseudoobscura.

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