Melanic morph frequency in the peppered moth in the Manchester area

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1416, 1999, Pages 293-297

  Cook, L M ^a   Dennis, R L H ^a   Mani, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biston; Industrial melanism; Natural selection; Peppered moth

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

FITNESS; MELANISM; MOTH;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; HOMOZYGOTE; MOTH; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MANCHESTER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033531327     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0636     Document Type: Article

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