Tracing the colonization of Madeira and the Canary Islands by Drosophila subobscura through the study of the rp49 gene region

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 439-452

  Khadem, M ^a   Rozas, J ^b   Segarra, C ^b   Brehm, A ^a   Aguade M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Colonization; Drosophila subobscura species cluster; Madeira; Rp49 gene region

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; GENE MAPPING; MOLECULAR MAPPING; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RIBOSOME;

COLONIZATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; ISLAND POPULATION;

CANARY ISLANDS; MADEIRA;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA GUANCHE; DROSOPHILA MADEIRENSIS; DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 0031866202     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050098     Document Type: Article

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