Condition manipulation reveals an increase in sex-specific additive genetic variance, and reduced intersex genetic covariances in Drosophila prolongata, a species with sexual trait exaggeration
Tyler Audet, Sanhavy Vadivel, Aaron Taylor, Domenique Ammendolia, Noor Daanish, Olivia Beghin, Richard Yang, Saimieraa Yogaraajah, Ian M. Dworkin
The study examines how food restriction affects genetic correlations between sexes in Drosophila prolongata, finding reduced intersex genetic covariances and increased sex-specific additive genetic variance.
bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology