Thoracic trident pigmentation in Drosophila melanogaster: Latitudinal and altitudinal clines in Indian populations

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 601-610

  Munjal, A K ^a   Karan, D ^a   Gibert, P ^b   Moreteau, B ^b   Parkash, R ^a   David, J R ^b  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Altitude; Body pigmentation; Latitude; Multiple regression; Temperature adaptation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDIA; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031416589     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19970505     Document Type: Article

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