Spontaneous mutation for life-history traits in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetica

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 315-324

  Martorell, C ^a   Toro, M A ^b   Gallego, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Life history traits; Mutational variance; Senescence; Spontaneous mutation

Indexed keywords

ABACA; GENETIC CROSS; GENETIC TRAIT; MUTATION; POPULATION GENETICS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; MUSA TEXTILIS; RAPHIA FRATER;

EID: 0031854878     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5210-5_25     Document Type: Article

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