Condition-dependent signalling of genetic variation in stalk-eyed flies

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6792, 2000, Pages 186-188

  David, Patrice ^a,b   Bjorksten, Tracey ^a,c   Fowler, Kevin ^a   Pomiankowski, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; MATE CHOICE; ORNAMENTATION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; EYE; FEMALE; FLY; FOOD QUALITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; FOOD; GENOTYPE; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ARACHNIDA; CYRTODIOPSIS DALMANNI; DIOPSIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0034644160     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35018079     Document Type: Article

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