Stress-induced recombination and the mechanism of evolvability

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 493-502

  Zhong, Weihao ^a   Priest, Nicholas K ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Evolvability; Fitness; Heat shock; Mating; Pangenesis; Recombination; Stress

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; FLY; GENETIC VARIATION; HEAT SHOCK; HERITABILITY; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 79951550673     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1117-7     Document Type: Article

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