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In 2 closely-related species ofDrosophila, the oviposition stimulating effects of the substances produced in the male accessory glands (paragonia) are species-specific. A unique reproductive isolating mechanism due to this specificity is discovered.
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Acknowledgment. I wish to thank Dr B.L.S. Pierce for reading the manuscript.
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Fuyama, Y. Species-specificity of paragonial substances as an isolating mechanism inDrosophila. Experientia 39, 190–192 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01958894
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