The genetics of phenotypic plasticity in adult abdominal colour pattern of Eristalis arbustorum (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Heredity

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 493-499

  Ottenheim, Mart M ^a   Volmer, Anique D ^a   Holloway, Graham J ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eristalis; genetic variation; hoverflies; plasticity; reaction norm

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; ERISTALIS; ERISTALIS ARBUSTORUM; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 0030473394     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1996.176     Document Type: Article

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