Behavior evolves as a correlated response to selection on cuticle color in Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans
Sarah N. Ruckman, Alexandra Grace Duffy, Paulina Montes Mendez, Katelyn D McCaffery, Samuel Miller, Addison Crews, Nicholas Tan, Lauren A Campbell, Ashley Taylor March, Elizabeth Brown, David Houle
This study shows that artificial selection on cuticle color in Drosophila species leads to correlated changes in aggression and basal activity, but not in other behaviors.
Evolution · Jun 5, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology