Body size and mating success in Drosophila willistoni are uncorrelated under laboratory conditions

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 77-81

  Basso Da Silva, L ^a   Valente, V L S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body size; Drosophila willistoni; Mating success; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WING;

EID: 0035413668     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02728333     Document Type: Article

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