In Drosophila, successful mating is frequently dependent upon an elaborate courtship "dance" performed by the male. Over 200 species of these fruit flies occur on the Hawaiian Islands. However, mating between many of these species is avoided, as the females only respond to the particular "dance" of conspecific males. This is an example of:

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Grady

10 February, 16:32

In Drosophila, successful mating is frequently dependent upon an elaborate courtship "dance" performed by the male. Over 200 species of these fruit flies occur on the Hawaiian Islands. However, mating between many of these species is avoided, as the females only respond to the particular "dance" of conspecific males. This is an example of:

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Sidney Cochran · Answer 1

In Drosophila, successful mating is frequently dependent upon an elaborate courtship "dance" performed by the male. Over 200 species of these fruit flies occur on the Hawaiian Islands. However, mating between many of these species is avoided, as the females only respond to the particular "dance" of conspecific males. This is an example of:

sexual selection

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The sexual selection in this case of the flies, causes that the males by means of the dance are echoed to copulate by the female, the conspecific males have evolved with this form of selection that prevents the coupling of the female with other species and which allows the conspecific males to ensure their paternity.