Genetic variation for preadult viability in Drosophila melanogaster

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1609-1620

  Gardner, Michael ^a   Fowler, Kevin ^a   Partridge, Linda ^a   Barton, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density dependent viability; Drosophila melanogaster; Genetic variation; Heterozygous viability; Homozygous viability; Stress

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; VIABILITY;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 0034789643     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00680.x     Document Type: Article

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