#Sex, flies and videotape

“#Sex, flies and videotape” Detailed behavioural analysis reveals how the progression from courtship to copulation happens in the fruit fly. Credit: Maria Luisa Vasconcelos and Cecilia Mezzera, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown. On a hot summer day, in a darkened chamber, a video camera follows a couple as it engages in nature’s oldest game—courtship. The…

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