
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 292(2044)
Published: April 1, 2025
Aggression is a key determinant of fitness in many species, mediating access to mates, food and breeding sites. Variation intrasexual aggression across species likely be driven by variation resource availability distribution. While males primarily compete over females are resources maximize offspring quantity and/or quality, such as or To date, however, most studies have focused on male aggression, we know little about drivers female species. investigate potential reproductive tested the relationship between three traits eight Drosophila Using machine learning classifiers developed for melanogaster , quantified aggressive behaviours displayed presence yeast mated unmated females. We found that was correlated with ovariole number suggesting who lay more eggs aggressive. A need egg production oviposition sites may therefore though other hypotheses discussed.
Language: Английский