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An expressed sequence tag (EST) library for Drosophila serrata, a model system for sexual selection and climatic adaptation studies.
BMC genomics - 21 Jan 2009
Frentiu Francesca D, Adamski Marcin, McGraw Elizabeth A, Blows Mark W, Chenoweth Stephen F
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BACKGROUND: The native Australian fly Drosophila serrata belongs to the highly speciose montium subgroup of the melanogaster species group. It has recently emerged as an excellent model system with which to address a number of important questions, including the evolution of traits under sexual selection and traits involved in climatic adaptation along latitudinal gradients. Understanding the molecular genetic...
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