The Sex Booming Parasite

We know that parasites are the bad guys that trigger diseases. Some are lethal, like malaria, others just decrease fitness (like gut worms). Those attacking the sexual apparatus affect fertility. Wolbachia is a bacterium encountered in over 20 % of all insects and known to decrease female fe... [ read more >> ]

Drosophila mating

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Image credits: John Jaenike

Drosophila mating