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Other workers have reported an effect of genotypic diversity on larval viability in Drosophila melanogaster. We have found that in one case at least, the impaired larval viability of a mixture of half-sibs compared to unrelated larvae is attributable to an effect of male fertility on progeny density and not to an effect of relatedness on progeny survival.
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Fowler, K., Partridge, L. Variation in male fertility explains an apparent effect of genotypic diversity on success in larval competition in Drosophila melanogaster. Heredity 57, 31–36 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1986.83
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