Apparent directional selection of body size in Drosophila buzzatii: Larval crowding and male mating success

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2530-2535

  Santos, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body size; Drosophila; genetic and environmental components; heritability; male mating success; phenotypic selection; response

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA BUZZATII;

EID: 0030484501     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03641.x     Document Type: Article

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