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Courtship Behavior of Zaprionus indianus (Gupta) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from Populations Colonizing South America |
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| Authors: | MJ Müller MP Mendon?a IR Oliveira LPL de Oliveira VLS Valente VH Valiati |
| Institution: | 1. Lab de Drosophila, Depto de Gen??tica, Univ Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil 2. Lab de Biologia Molecular, Univ do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), S?o Leopoldo, RS, Brasil 3. Programa de P??s Gradua??o em Computa??o Aplicada, Univ do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), S?o Leopoldo, RS, Brasil |
| Abstract: | We describe for the first time the sexual behavior and the courtship song of males of the African fly Zaprionus indianus (Gupta), a recent invader of South America. The male courtship song is formed by monocyclic pulses and the courtship behavior is simple when compared to that of species of Drosophila. Two interpulse interval (IPI) distributions were observed: pre-mounting and mounting. No significant difference was observed between the pre-mounting IPIs of males that descended from three geographical populations from South America. We also observed the songs produced by females and the homosexual behavior exhibited by males. A sequence of bursts is produced by females as a refusal signal against males, while males emit a characteristic song that identifies sex genus, which differs from the courtship song. The short courtship and mating latencies recorded reveal vigorous males and receptive females, respectively. |
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