MICROBIOTA-MEDIATED COMPETITION BETWEEN DROSOPHILA SPECIES
a. rombaut, R. Gallet, K. Qitout, M. Samy, R. Guilhot, P. Ghirardini, B. P. Lazzaro, P. G. Becher, A. Xuereb, P. Gibert, S. Fellous
This study shows Drosophila suzukii avoids oviposition on substrates previously visited by D. melanogaster, but this behavior is influenced by the presence of Lactobacillus bacteria in either species.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2020Evolutionary Biology