Quantitative genetic estimates of morphometric variation in wild-caught and laboratory-reared houseflies

Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 626-630

  Bryant, Edwin H ^a   Meffert, Lisa M ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Heritability; Maternal effects; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; MUSCA DOMESTICA;

EID: 0031899736     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb01662.x     Document Type: Article

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