Reduced inbreeding depression due to historical inbreeding in Drosophila melanogaster: Evidence for purging

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1257-1264

  Swindell, W R ^a   Bouzat, J L ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Genetic load; Inbreeding depression; Purging; Selection

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CONSERVATION; FLY; IN SITU TEST; INBREEDING; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETICS; INBREEDING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INBREEDING;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 33745222794     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.01074.x     Document Type: Article

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