Large genetic change at small fitness cost in large populations of Drosophila melanogaster selected for wind tunnel flight: Rethinking fitness surfaces

Genetics

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 205-213

  Weber, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FITNESS; FLYING; GENETIC SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0029764477     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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