From: Experimental evolution under hyper-promiscuity in Drosophila melanogaster
Phenotype | Male type | Female type | Generation tested in evolved flies |
---|---|---|---|
Behavioural phenotypes | |||
 Mating frequency in population cages | SPR-, C | SPR-, C | 1–17, 28 |
 Courtship frequency | SPR-, C | WT | 16, 26 |
 Latency to mating | SPR-, C | WT | 16, 36 |
 | WT | SPR-, C | 26 |
 | SPR-, C | SPR-, C | 26 |
 Copulation duration | SPR-, C | WT | 16, 36 |
 | WT | SPR-, C | 26 |
 | SPR-, C | SPR-, C | 26 |
 Female post-mating fecundity; for males, ability to stimulate fecundity | SPR-, C | WT | 16 |
 | WT | SPR-, C | 26 |
 Female latency to re-mating; for males, ability to inhibit re-mating | SPR-, C | WT | 16, 36 |
 | WT | SPR-, C | 26 |
 | SPR-, C | SPR-, C | 26 |
 Sperm precedence as first male to mate with a female (P1) | SPR-, C | WT | 36 |
 Sperm precedence as second male to mate with a female (P2) | SPR-, C | WT | 36 |
Morphological evolution | |||
 Male mass | SPR-, C | – | 16 |
 Testes area | SPR-, C | – | 16 |
 Accessory gland area | SPR-, C | – | 16 |
Gene expression | |||
  SP gene expression | SPR-, C | – | 55 |
  Dup99B gene expression | SPR-, C | – | 55 |