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Courtship song differs between African and European populations of Drosophila melanogaster and involves a strong

Matthew J Lollar1, Elizabeth Kim2, David L Stern2

  • 1Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.

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|March 7, 2025
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