Dynamics of genetic rescue in inbred Drosophila melanogaster populations

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 449-462

  Bijlsma, R ^a,b   Westerhof, M D D ^a   Roekx, L P ^a   Pen, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Gene flow; Genetic drift; Genetic load; Genetic rescue; Inbreeding; Inbreeding depression

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CHROMOSOME; CONSERVATION GENETICS; FITNESS; FLY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DRIFT; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 77952093517     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0058-z     Document Type: Article

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