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In order to elucidate the phylogenetic relationships betweenD. takahashii andD. pseudotakahashii, 2 closely related allopatric species, sexual isolation was studied by the male-choice method. The present data indicate that there is a one-sided mating preference between these species. On a basis of the results, their evolutionary sequence is discussed.
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We are indebted to Dr I. R. Bock, Australia, and Dr O. Kitagawa, Japan, for kindly providing the live cultures. Thanks are due to the Head of the Zoology Department, B.H.U. for the provision of laboratory facilities and to the C.S.I.R., New Delhi, India, for awarding a Post-doctoral fellowship to Y.N.D.
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Dwivedi, Y.N., Singh, B.N. & Gupta, J.P. One-sided sexual isolation betweenDrosophila takahashii andDrosophila pseudotakahashii. Experientia 38, 318 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01949365
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