Sex-ratio distorter of Drosophila simulans reduces male productivity and sperm competition ability

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 744-751

  Atlan, A ^a   Joly, D ^b   Capillon, C ^a   Montchamp Moreau, C ^b  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Male fertility; Segregation distorter; Sex ratio; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEX RATIO; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; DROSOPHILIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 3042741284     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00737.x     Document Type: Article

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