Evolution of a lesser fitness trait: Egg production in the specialist Drosophila sechellia

Genetical Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-23

  R'kha, Samia ^a,c   Moreteau, Brigitte ^a   Coyne, Jerry A ^b   David, Jean R ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EGG PRODUCTION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOOD; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES; STATISTICS;

DROSOPHILA SECHELLIA;

EID: 0030902873     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672396002546     Document Type: Article

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