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Relations between cuticular hydrocarbon (HC) polymorphism, resistance against desiccation and breeding temperature; a model for HC evolution in D. melanogaster and D. simulans.
Genetica - 1 Mar 2004
Rouault Jacques-Deric, Marican Charlotte, Wicker-Thomas Claude, Jallon Jean-Marc
Abstract excerpt
D. simulans and D. melanogaster present two types of polymorphism in their cuticular hydrocarbon (HC) composition. Especially both sexes of D. simulans, and D. melanogaster males display 7-tricosene (7T) as the major compound type [7T]s and [7T]m, or 7-pentacosene (7P) [7P]s and [7P]m. D. melanogaster females display 7,11-heptacosadiene (7,11HD) as the major compound: [7,11HD]m, or 5,9-heptacosadiene (5,9HD):...
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