Drosophila: Where the Wild Flies Are

Marianthi Karageorgi; Teruyuki Matsunaga; Noah K. Whiteman

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.11.034

Drosophila: Where the Wild Flies Are

Marianthi Karageorgi
, Teruyuki Matsunaga
, Noah K. Whiteman

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Abstract

Drosophila melanogaster is a human commensal and dietary generalist. A new study in its ancestral range in Africa finds that wild Drosophila melanogaster are specialists on marula fruit — fruits cached in caves by Pleistocene humans. Drosophila melanogaster is a human commensal and dietary generalist. A new study in its ancestral range in Africa finds that wild Drosophila melanogaster are specialists on marula fruit — fruits cached in caves by Pleistocene humans.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R1382-R1384
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	28
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.11.034
State	Published - Dec 17 2018

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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