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Microclinal variation for ovariole number and body size in Drosophila melanogaster in 'Evolution Canyon'.
Genetica - 1 Mar 2005
Wayne Marta L, Korol Abraham, Mackay Trudy F C
Abstract excerpt
Sites that display strong environmental contrasts in close proximity, such as 'Evolution Canyon' on Mt. Carmel, Israel, are natural theatres for investigating adaptive evolution in action. We reared Drosophila melanogaster from collection sites along altitudinal transects on the north- and south-facing canyon slopes in each of three temperature environments, and assessed genetic variation in ovariole number and...
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