An examination of genetic variation and selection on condition in Drosophila melanogaster males

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-177

  Rode, Nicolas O ^a,b   Morrow, Edward H ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Diptera; Drosophilidae; Fat content; Fitness; Genic capture hypothesis; Hemiclonal analysis; Heritability; Lek paradox; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY CONDITION; FAT; FITNESS; FLY; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LARVA; SELECTION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE;

EID: 64549084981     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2009.00834.x     Document Type: Article

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