Quantitative genetic analysis of among-population variation in sperm and female sperm-storage organ length in Drosophila mojavensis

Genetical Research

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-220

  Miller, Gary T ^a   Starmer, William T ^a   Pitnick, Scott ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKCROSSING; COEVOLUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC STRAIN; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); INSECT GENETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN PRESERVATION; POPULATION GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA; VARIATION (GENETICS); X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ARACHNIDA; DROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0038784725     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672303006190     Document Type: Article

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