Studies of the species barrier between Drosophila subobscura and D. madeirensis IV. A genetic dissection of the X chromosome for speciation genes

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 909-920

  Khadem, M ^a   Krimbas, C B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Drosophila madeirensis; Drosophila subobscura; Isolating mechanism; Speciation factors; X chromosome speciation regions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031463749     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050061     Document Type: Article

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