Fluctuating asymmetry in vestigial and functional traits of a haplodiploid insect

Heredity

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 624-630

  Crespi, Bernard J ^a   Vanderkist, Brett A ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluctuating asymmetry; Haplodiploidy; Vestigial traits

Indexed keywords

FLUCTUATING ASYMETRY; GALL THRIPS; HAPLODIPLOIDY; VESTIGIAL TRAIT;

INSECTA; ONCOTHRIPS TEPPERI; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0030712137     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1997.208     Document Type: Article

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