An experienced fruit fly researcher can tell at a glance whether the fly she is observing is male or female; a distinct pigmentation pattern on a fly's body (a type of bristle found only on the ...

The study found that tumors in female fruit flies grew 2.5 times larger than tumors in male fruit flies over the same time period. Fruit flies are an often used biological research model due to ...

Female fruit flies start headbutting each other after mating, ... Other changes include increased ovulation, rejecting male advances and loss of interest in sex.

While male fruit flies preferred to court an unknown female over their previous mate or her sisters, female fruit flies displayed a predilection for their 'brothers-in-law'.

It can make your mouth water or help sell your home—or, if you're a virgin female fruit fly, it can increase your interest in that handsome male fruit fly trying to win you over.

For Female Fruit Flies, Mr. Right Has The Biggest Sperm : Shots - Health News It's not unusual for males to try to impress females with big body parts. Consider antlers on deer, or elaborate tails ...

(Phys.org) -- Fruit fly courtship is so highly stylized and repetitive, it is as instantly recognizable as the knee jerk or Achilles reflex. A male lines himself up behind a female and then chases ...

Something in Sperm Makes Female Fruit Flies Super Aggressive After Sex Published May 15, 2017 at 2:01 PM EDT Updated May 24, 2017 at 8:16 AM EDT Drosophila melanogaster.

A male fruit fly, to be exact. A new study from Sweden shows that female fruit flies choose their mates based on how good-looking their wings are. Males with the most colorful wings gets to ...

In the case of the fruit fly, however, the ornamentation is not something you can see -- the female fruit fly can’t size up a male’s sperm before deciding whether to mate with him.

For decades, scientists have detailed the intricacies of male fruit fly sexual behavior and neurobiology. Thanks to this work, we know about the various molecules, behaviors, and neurons involved ...