The developmental environment modulates mating-induced aggression and fighting success in adult female <i>Drosophila</i>.

ABSTRACT: Competition over access to resources early in life can influence development, and, in turn, affect competitive phenotypes in reproductive adults. Theory predicts that competition between adult females should be especially context-dependent, because of constraints imposed by high costs of reproduction. However, the potential impact of developmental environments on competition in adult females remains little understood.In Drosophila melanogaster, the developmental environment can strongly influence adult condition, and prime adult competitive behaviour. In this species, female-female aggression is dependent on reproductive state and increases after mating due to the receipt of sperm and seminal fluid components. However, the effects of the developmental environment on adult female agg

SUBMITTER: Bath E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6472669 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature