Abstract

AbstractTemperature is one of the most important climatic factors that may influence different traits (morphological, physiological or behavioral) inDrosophila. In this study, we examined the effects of two developmental temperatures (18°Cand 25°C) on the size and the symmetry of sex combs (a male sexual trait) and their importance for male mating success inDrosophila melanogaster. However, the number of sex comb teeth (“size”) and its difference between right and left legs (“symmetry”) were relevant neither to male mating success nor to the growth temperatures.

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