Recent history of melanism in American peppered moths

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 86-90

  Grant, B S ^a   Wiseman, L L ^a  

^a Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE FREQUENCY; MELANOSIS; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOOT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BISTON BETULARIA; LEPIDOPTERA; SAISSETIA OLEAE;

EID: 0036313787     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/93.2.86     Document Type: Article

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