A genetic polymorphism maintained by natural selection in a temporally varying environment

American Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 148-156

  Borash, Daniel J ^a   Gibbs, Allen G ^a   Joshi, Amitabh ^a,b   Mueller, Laurence D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Density dependent selection; Drosophila melanogaster; Nitrogen wastes; Urea

Indexed keywords

FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT FLY; NATURAL SELECTION; POLYMORPHISM; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0031889279     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286108     Document Type: Article

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