Ovipositor Extrusion Promotes the Transition from Courtship to Copulation and Signals Female Acceptance in Drosophila melanogaster
Cecilia Mezzera, Margarida Brotas, Miguel Gaspar, Hania J. Pavlou, Stephen F. Goodwin, Maria Luísa Vasconcelos
Topics & Concepts
OvipositorBiologyCourtshipMatingDrosophila melanogasterCourtship displayZoologyAnatomyAedeagusGeneticsGenusGeneHymenopteraNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchAnimal Behavior and ReproductionInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior