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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nilima Marshall

Fruit flies are struggling to recognise different sexes because of ozone pollution

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Male fruit flies exposed to ozone pollution may struggle to recognise members of the opposite sex and show an interest in other males instead, research suggests.

Scientists have found high levels of ozone exposure disrupts the chemical mating signal – pheromones – of these insects.

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