Body size and developmental temperature in Drosophila simulans: Comparison of reaction norms with sympatric Drosophila melanogaster

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 415-436

  Morin, J P ^a   Moreteau, B ^a   Petavy G ^a   Imasheva, A G ^b   David, J R ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b VAVILOV INSTITUTE OF GENERAL GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

isofemale line; phenotypic plasticity; thorax length; thorax ratio; wing; wing length

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FORELIMB; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THORAX;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; MELANOGASTER; SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 0030474691     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19960502     Document Type: Article

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