Behaviour, Vol. 134, No. 11/12 (Sep., 1997), pp. 813-826 (14 pages) The behavioural mechanisms by which the larvae of the sibling species D. pavani and D. gaucha, and their reciprocal hybrids select ...

New research from Queen Mary University of London reveals how fruit fly larvae have repeatedly evolved their temperature preferences, shedding light on the intricate ways animals adapt to their ...

Scientists have found that vinegar flies do not necessarily prefer yeasts from their natural environments, but were also attracted by yeasts found in a foreign habitat. Female flies even decided to ...

Everyone knows the common vinegar fly (Drosophila melanogaster), which - often not quite correctly called a "fruit fly" - is naturally found in swarms on fruit during the hot season, especially when ...