Estimating the heritability of fluctuating asymmetry in field Drosophila

Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 816-824

  Woods, Richard E ^a   Hercus, Miriam J ^a   Hoffmann, Ary A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Evolvability; Field; Fluctuating asymmetry; Heritability

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031902702     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb03705.x     Document Type: Article

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