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Research lead by scientists in DPAG (Stephen Goodwin group) and the Department of Zoology demonstrates that male fruit flies like to have a variety of sexual partners, whereas females prefer to stick with the same mate – or move on to his brothers.

Smell plays an important role in fruit fly mating preferences © (Image: André Karwath)
Smell plays an important role in fruit fly mating preferences
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