An adaptive explanation for geographically structured allozyme variation in Dichroplus elongatus (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-42

  Sequeira, Andrea S ^a   Confalonieri, Viviana A ^a   Vilardi, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Climatic variables; Clines; Isozymal variants

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; DICHROPLUS ELONGATUS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0031106990     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931767     Document Type: Article

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