Trait specific consequences of fast and slow inbreeding: Lessons from captive populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 479-488

  Mikkelsen, Karina ^a   Loeschcke, Volker ^a   Kristensen, Torsten Nygaard ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environmental stress; Fitness; Inbreeding depression; Inbreeding rate; Purging

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FITNESS; FLY; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 77952098705     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-0030-y     Document Type: Article

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