For fruit flies, finding the right mate is all about the right song. Now, research shows that male flies don't just try to impress their valentine by serenading her with song—they also go to ...

You need to amplify it, because fruit flies have tiny little wings ... He’ll sing hundreds of the ‘song bouts’ to her during their courtship.” The simplest song bouts last only a fraction ...

68, No. 4, Dec., 1985 The Form and Function of Acoustic Courts... The Form and Function of Acoustic Courtship Signals of the Papaya Fruit Fly, Toxotrypana curvicauda (Tephritidae) This is the metadata ...

How Fruit Flies Flit Between Courtship and Aggression to Fight for Mates Feb. 13, 2025 — Male fruit flies don't just sing to their mates; they also use sound-cancelling wing-flicks to jockey ...

In this video, a male fruit fly (species Drosophila melanogaster) flaps its wings, creating a distinct "song" to attract a female. Mosquitoes have the same gene and a similar courtship ritual ...

To realize their reproductive potential, male Mediterranean fruit flies must run a gauntlet of behavioral challenges ... emitting pheromone, 3. performing courtship, 4. Copulation, 5. sperm transfer ...