Natural genetic variation in male reproductive genes contributes to nontransitivity of sperm competitive ability in Drosophila melanogaster

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1400-1415

  Zhang, Rui ^a   Clark, Andrew G ^b   Fiumera, Anthony C ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

accessory gland proteins; association testing; genotype phenotype; mating system; sexual selection; sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPERMATOZOON;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOA;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84874417587     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12113     Document Type: Article

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