Selection and the "sex-ratio" polymorphism in natural populations of Drosophila pseudoobscura

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 787-794

  Beckenbach, Andrew T ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drosophila pseudoobscura; Fitness components; Selection in nature; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; SEX RATIO;

USA, ARIZONA, SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS, BEAR CREEK CANYON; USA, ARIZONA, TUCSON;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA;

EID: 0029769557     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03888.x     Document Type: Article

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