The phenotypic plasticity of wing size in Drosophila melanogaster: The cellular basis of its genetic variation

Heredity

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 260-267

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

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Developmental constraint; Drosophila melanogaster; Plasticity; Reaction norm; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR BASIS; GENETIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; WING SIZE;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031239658     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1997.153     Document Type: Article

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