Absence of latitudinal clines in sperm characters in North American populations of Drosophila Subobscura (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 261-271

  Snook, Rhonda R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cline; Diptera; Drosophila subobscura; Insecta; Sperm heteromorphism; Sperm length

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035471108     PISSN: 00310603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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