Selection for light preference during ovipositing in Drosophila pseudoobscura.
Selection was carried out on a population of Drosophila pseudoobscura to obtain lines preferring high-light intensity or low-light intensity during oviposition. This species is generally characterized as preferring low-light intensities. It was possible to select for increased preference for high-light intensity, but not for low-light intensity during oviposition. However, additive genetic variability exists in preferences for both high- and low-light intensities. The original population was probably operating at a photonegative extreme for oviposition, yet maintained enough genetic variability to permit selection toward a photopositive preference.
D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008027:Light; D010058:Oviposition; D010507:Periodicity; D012641:Selection, Genetic