Breeding site specificity in the domestic species of Drosophila |
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Authors: | W. Atkinson B. Shorrocks |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, The University, LS2 9JT Leeds, England |
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Abstract: | Summary The emergences of domestic Drosophila species from fruits and vegetables in a market are analysed by partitioning the species diversity. Confidence limits are determined for the components of diversity.Despite some coexistence of different species within the same breeding site, ecological differences between them are revealed. Partitioning of the breeding sites is more important than partitioning of the season. D. melanogaster, D. simulans, and D. subobscura are specialised on fruits and D. busckii on vegetables. D. immigrans and D. hydei are less specialised. The coexistence is explained by reference to ecological theory. |
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