Foraging Drosophila flies are open for new microbial partners
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 12:40
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have found that vinegar flies do not necessarily prefer yeasts from their natural environments, but were also attracted by yeasts found in a foreign habitat. Female flies even decided to lay eggs in presence of previously unknown yeast communities, although this reduced their offspring's chance of survival. Such processes could be a key factor that leads to the formation of niches and the evolution of new species.