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Nature Neuroscience 9, 1469–1471 (1 December 2006) | doi:10.1038/nn1809

fruitless regulates aggression and dominance in Drosophila

Eleftheria Vrontou , Steven P Nilsen , Ebru Demir , Edward A Kravitz & Barry J Dickson

When competing for resources, two Drosophila melanogaster flies of the same sex fight each other. Males and females fight with distinctly different styles, and males but not females establish dominance relationships.