Rapid micro-evolution and loss of chromosomal diversity in Drosophila in response to climate warming

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 829-838

  Rodríguez Trelles, Francisco ^a,b   Rodríguez, Miguel A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Chromosomal polymorphism; Climate change; Drosophila subobscura; Micro evolution

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; GLOBAL WARMING;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 0031794207     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006546616462     Document Type: Article

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