Effects of a past contest on the future winning probability in a hyper‐aggressive fruit fly

• Published in: Ethology Vol. 129; no. 8; pp. 380 - 389
• Main Authors: Amino, Kai, Matsuo, Takashi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hamburg Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2023
• Subjects: assessment strategy; Body size; contest duration; Design of experiments; Drosophila prolongata; Experimental design; Fighting; Fruit flies; Fruits; male–male competition; Statistical analysis; winner–loser effect

In various animal taxa, prior experience of contests influences the consequences of subsequent contests. A well‐known example is the winner and loser effects, in which winners have a higher winning probability, whereas losers become more likely to lose in the subsequent contests. Previous studies ha...