Experimentally-evolved male effects on female gene expression in the head and abdomen

We measured gene expression of D. melanogaster female heads and abdomens after mating with males from six populations evolved under either enforced monogamy (no male-male competition, 3 populations) or sustained polygamy (intense male-male competition, 3 populations). Overall design: Three samples of virgin female heads and six samples of mated female heads (one each per male evolved population, of which there are three monogamous and three polygamous), for nine libraries. Also, three samples of virgin female abdomens and six samples of mated female abdomens (one each per male evolved population, of which there are three monogamous and three polygamous), for nine libraries. In total, eighteen libraries sequenced in 8 lanes.

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Hollis B, Koppik M, Wensing KU, Ruhmann H, Genzoni E, Erkosar B, Kawecki TJ, Fricke C, Keller L