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Figure 3

From: Proper direction of male genitalia is prerequisite for copulation in Drosophila, implying cooperative evolution between genitalia rotation and mating behavior

Figure 3

Males with genitalia exhibiting less angle deviation had an advantage in reproduction. (a,b) Reproduction success rates (%) after mating for 1, 2, 3, and 4 days. A single wild-type male (a) or Myo31DFK2 male with genitalia in the normal dorsoventral direction (b) was mated with three wild-type virgin females. (c and d) Reproduction success rates (%) for males with 8 classes of genitalia angle deviation, after mating for 4 days. Virgin females used for the mating were wild type (c) or Myo31DFK2 homozygotes (d).

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