Temperature-mediated seasonal variation in phosphoglucomutase allozyme frequency in the yellow dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3213-3218

  Ward, P I ^a   Jann, P ^a   Blanckenhorn, W U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Electrophoresis; Scatophaga stercoraria; Selection; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; FLY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SEASON; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENE FREQUENCY; ISOENZYMES; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; SEASONS; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SCATHOPHAGA; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; SCATHOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 4644362608     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02293.x     Document Type: Article

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