Tracking the origin of the American colonization by Drosophila subobscura: Genetic comparison between Eastern and Western Mediterranean populations

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-34

  Arauz P A ^a   Mestres, F ^a   Pegueroles, C ^a   Arenas, C ^a   Tzannidakis, G ^b   Krimbas, C B ^c   Serra, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Academy of Athens ^*  (Greece)

^c BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chromosomal inversions; Colonization; Drosophila subobscura; Genetic structure; Lethal genes

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CHROMOSOME; COLONIZATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FLY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POLYMORPHISM; TRACKING;

ATTICA; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; MOUNT PARNIS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA;

EID: 58349121951     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2008.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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