Fluctuating asymmetry in certain morphological traits in laboratory populations of Drosophila ananassae

Genome

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 777-785

  Vishalakshi, C ^a   Singh, B N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

D. ananassae; Developmental instability; Fluctuating asymmetry; Laboratory populations; Morphological traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MORPHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEX FACTORS;

DROSOPHILA ANANASSAE;

EID: 33750917415     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/G06-031     Document Type: Article

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