Genetic variability of quantitative traits in Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) natural populations: Analysis of wild-living flies and of several laboratory generations

Heredity

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 326-335

  Gibert, Patricia ^a   Moreteau, Brigitte ^a   Moreteau, Jean Claude ^b   David, Jean R ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Body pigmentation; Genetic repeatability; Heritability; Intraclass correlation; Isofemale lines; Wing length

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031953067     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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