House Fly:1 Partial Reproductive Isolation Among Six Strains
- 1 February 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Environmental Entomology
- Vol. 2 (1) , 77-80
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/2.1.77
Abstract
Six strains of Musca domestica L. from different geographical areas were intercrossed in combinations of 2 to ascertain whether any cases of cytoplasmic incompatibility or hybrid sterility could be isolated. No classical cases of either type were found; however, a significant depression in fertility was observed in several crosses, and 2 of the 6 strains showed gross behavioral or genetic differences. Some males from a strain of African origin would not or could not copulate with females of other strains, and males from an Australian strain produced a preponderance of male progeny in crosses with other strains.Keywords
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