Variation in morphological traits of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) under nutritional stress

Heredity

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-192

  Imasheva, Alexandra G ^a   Bosenko, Dmitri V ^a   Bubli, Oleg A ^a  

^a VAVILOV INSTITUTE OF GENERAL GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Evolvability; Fluctuating asymmetry; Genetic variation; Morphological traits; Stress

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIANCE; HERITABILITY; NUTRITION; STRESS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033083451     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6884660     Document Type: Article

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