Paying the costs of reproduction.
expert_opinion · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26216040.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.09556 and PMC identifier 4515491.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
When a female fly mates it produces a hormone that increases the size of its midgut and enhances fat metabolism in order to provide the energy needed for reproduction.
Medical subject headings
- Drosophila
- Intestines
- Juvenile Hormones
- Reproduction