Drosophila suzukii avoidance of microbes in oviposition choice

Drosophila suzukii avoidance of microbes in oviposition choice

While the majority of Drosophila species lays eggs onto fermented fruits, females of Drosophila suzukii pierce the skin and lay eggs into ripening fruits using their serrated ovipositors. The changes of oviposition site preference must have accompanied this niche exploitation. In this study, we esta...

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Main Authors: Airi Sato, Kentaro M. Tanaka, Joanne Y. Yew, Aya Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2021-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
mechanosensory stimulus
decision-making
acetic acid bacteria
gluconobacter
acetobacter
spotted-wing drosophila
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.201601

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