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I was supported by U.S. Public Health Service Grants GM-28998 and GM-33511 while writing this review.

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Tompkins, L. Genetic analysis of sex appeal inDrosophila . Behav Genet 14, 411–440 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01065443

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