Identification and functional verification of Y‐chromosome‐specific gene typo‐gyf in Bactrocera dorsalis

P Liu, S Yu, W Zheng, Q Zhang, J Qiao, Z Li… - Insect …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Genes on the Y chromosome play important roles in male sex determination and
development. The identification of Y‐chromosome‐specific genes not only provides a …

Adult sex ratios affect mating behaviour in the common housefly Musca domestica L.(Diptera; Muscidae)

S ter Haar, L Francuski, JC Billeter, MA Schenkel… - Behaviour, 2023 - brill.com
Adult sex ratio determines the level of mate availability and intrasexual competition for each
sex. Sex ratio biases have been proposed to enhance the productivity of animal rearing …

Frequencies of house fly proto-Y chromosomes across populations are predicted by temperature heterogeneity within populations

PD Foy, SR Loetzerich, D Boxler, ER Burgess IV… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Sex chromosomes often differ between closely related species and can even be
polymorphic within populations. Species with polygenic sex determination segregate for …