Size of fly's eyes and nose reflect its behavior during mating and habitat preferences, says study
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The size of a fly's eyes and nose reflect both its behavior during mating and its habitat preferences, according to a new study published today in eLife.
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Insecta - Antennae The Journal of Nature in Visual Culture
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Phenotype-dependent habitat choice is too weak to cause assortative mating between Drosophila melanogaster strains differing in light sensitivity
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Animals, Free Full-Text
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Zoology Archives - Manitoba Museum
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Common green bottle fly - Wikipedia
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