Author： McRobert S.P.
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 0001-8244
Source： Behavior Genetics, Vol.33, Iss.3, 2003-05, pp. : 347-356
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Abstract
Many aspects of the reproductive behavior of Drosophila melanogaster</i> are modified dramatically by experience and age. Males' courtship of immature males and fertilized females decreases over time. Females' receptivity to copulation, and the behaviors that females perform and elicit, are affected by their age and sexual experience. We show that mutations in a raised</i> stock affect all of these age- and experience-dependent aspects of male and female sexual behavior. Experience has no effect on raised</i> males' courtship of immature males and has opposite effects on raised</i> and wild-type males' courtship of fertilized females. In comparison to controls, raised</i> females become sexually mature at an earlier age, and sexually mature raised</i> virgin females copulate more quickly. Following mating, raised</i> females elicit more courtship and remate faster and more frequently than control females.
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