Hemiclonal analysis reveals significant genetic, environmental and genotype x environment effects on sperm size in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1692-1702

  Morrow, E H ^a   Leijon, A ^a   Meerupati, A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evolvability; Hemiclonal analysis; Heritability; Male female coevolution; Sexual selection; Sperm morphometry

Indexed keywords

CLONE; COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; FLY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIZE EFFECT; SPERM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; MALE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 54049102926     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01585.x     Document Type: Article

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