No evidence of mitochondrial genetic variation for sperm competition within a population of Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1798-1807

  Friberg, U ^a,b,c   Dowling, D K ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic; Drosophila melanogaster; Genetic variation; mtDNA; Offence

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 54049140993     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01581.x     Document Type: Article

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