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Translation of mate choice (in animals)
Recently I was trying to translate a scientific paper to Spanish (as homework), and I came across the term 'mate choice', as in: 'Symbiotic bacterias influence mate choice in fruit flies'. Any suggestions on how to translate this? My dictionary does give the terms 'macho' and 'hembra', but what would you use as a general word for a sexual partner in animals?
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Bacterias simibióticas ejercen influencia sobre la elección del sexo de la mosca de la fruta.
I'm not sure what is mate; the dictionary says both male and female, so I guess that can be 'sexo' in this sentence. But wait for some mate () with a better knowledge. |
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I think he means that the symbiotic bacteria have influence over the choice of which particular fruit fly of the opposite sex any fruit fly chooses as a mate. I don't think he means that the sex of the fruit fly is determined by the bacteria.
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"Pareja de apareamiento."
To mate = aparearse
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agree with angélica
'Symbiotic bacterias influence mate choice in fruit flies' Las bacterias simbióticas influyen en la elección de pareja en las moscas de la fruta Saludos
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Bearing in mind that time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana.
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y que fumar mata lentamente, pero yo no tengo prisa
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