Drosophila ananassae: A good model species for genetical, behavioural and evolutionary studies

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-345

  Singh, Bashisth N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Drosophila ananassae; Model species

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; GENETICS, POPULATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

DROSOPHILA ANANASSAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 77954279967     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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