#sexdetermining — Public Fediverse posts

#Exposure to high levels of #ozone significantly #increases #MaleMale #courtship among #FruitFlies while making the #OzoneExposed #males #LessAttractive to #females finds a #NewStudy . 

As #OzoneLevels rise due to #industrial #pollution & #anthropogenic activities, it can #harm a number of #species of #insects that rely on #SexDetermining #pheromones to find a suitable mate, it added.

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-&-biodiversity/amp/ozone-pollution-increases-male-male-courtship-in-common-fruit-flies-study-88281

#science #entomology #biodiversity #biology #ecological #environmental #research