Life span variations in 128 successive generations of D. melanogaster: I. Evidence that the phenomenon exists and analysis of the variations mode

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 589-597

  Izmaylov, D M ^a   Obukhova, L K ^a  

^a EMANUEL INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

D. melanogaster; Kruskal Wallis distribution and median test; Life span; Mathematical simulation; Natural variations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENEALOGY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; LIFESPAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0038064221     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(03)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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