Environmental effects on body size variation in Drosophila melanogaster and its cellular basis

Genetical Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-43

  De Moed, G H ^a   De Jong, G ^a   Scharloo, W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FORELIMB; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; THORAX;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; VARIATION (GENETICS); WING;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030669797     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672397002930     Document Type: Article

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