Receipt of male-specific behaviours

Receipt of male-specific behaviours shorten lifespan in flies.

“we show that male-specific behaviours are costly to recipients, even when received from females.”

Model organismsrecipients in groups containing control and masculinized femalesfemales

Interactions between the sexual identity of the nervous system and the social environment mediate lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster

Proceedings. Biological sciences·Nov 28, 2018