title: Battle of the sexes over paternity.
abstract: Reproductive behaviors have evolved through severe inter-sexual competition. We have recently described a behavior in post-mated female Drosophila melanogaster that controls ejaculate retention and sperm storage, and is a possible mechanism by which females who have mated with several partners can choose which sperm that is stored and used for fertilization. This behavior can also regulate exposure of the female to harmful effects of male SFP that are present in the ejaculate. Our study identified the neural pathway functioning in the female brain that regulates this behavior.
authors: School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, Korea.
authors: Young-Joon
authors: YJ
authors: Kim
authors: School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, Korea.
authors: Kang-Min
authors: KM
authors: Lee
authors: School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT U.K.
authors: R Elwyn
authors: RE
authors: Isaac
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010334:Paternity; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal