Studies of linkage in populations. XIII. A unique cause of linkage disequilibrium in natural populations of Drosophila robusta

Heredity

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 660-667

  Levitan, Max ^a   Etges, William J ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila robusta; Inversion polymorphism; Karyotypes; Linkage disequilibrium; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; GENE; GENETIC LINKAGE; KARYOTYPE; NATURAL POPULATION; NORTH AMERICA;

DROSOPHILA ROBUSTA;

EID: 0032102629     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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