Rapid genetic changes in natural insect populations

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 155-164

  Loxdale, Hugh D ^a,b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; DNA; Evolution; Molecular markers; Natural selection; Population; Sub specific variation

Indexed keywords

DIVERGENCE; DNA; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENOME; HYBRIDIZATION; MOTH; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHEROMONE; POLYPLOIDY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SYMPATRY;

APHIDIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 74549192828     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01141.x     Document Type: Article

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