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Quantitative trait loci affecting starvation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetics - 1 Apr 2004
Harbison Susan T, Yamamoto Akihiko H, Fanara Juan J, Norga Koenraad K, Mackay Trudy F C
Abstract excerpt
The ability to withstand periods of scarce food resources is an important fitness trait. Starvation resistance is a quantitative trait controlled by multiple interacting genes and exhibits considerable genetic variation in natural populations. This genetic variation could be maintained in the face of strong selection due to a trade-off in resource allocation between reproductive activity and individual survival....
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