Taxonomic problems in the Drosophila melanica species group (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from Southern China, with special reference to karyotypes and reproductive isolation

Zoological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 923-927

  Wang, Bao Cheng ^a,d   Ohtani, Kanako ^b   Watabe, Hide Aki ^b   Gao, Jian Jun ^c   Zhang, Ya Ping ^a,c  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^c YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

D. tsigana; Drosophila melanica group; Isolating mechanism; Karyotype; Southern China

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; CROSSES, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; KARYOTYPING; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANICA; DROSOPHILA TSIGANA; DROSOPHILIDAE; MELANICA GROUP;

EID: 33846157749     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.23.923     Document Type: Article

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