Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprint
Female acoustic signaling of sexual immaturity depresses male courtship in Drosophila
Martin Bernet, Anne C. von Philipsborn
The paper shows that immature Drosophila females use wing flicks in response to male courtship, which signals sexual immaturity and reduces male mating attempts.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.09.731064