Correlations among size-related traits are affected by chromosome inversions in an adaptive polymorphism in Drosophila buzzatii

Heredity

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 585-590

  Norry, Fabian M ^a   Vilardi, Juan C ^a   Hasson, Esteban ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chromosome inversions; Drosophila; Phenotypic correlations; Size related traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA BUZZATII;

EID: 0031543292     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1997.203     Document Type: Article

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