Article
Genetic variation for oviposition behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. I. Quantitative genetic analysis of insertion behavior.
Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 1990
Kamping A, van Delden W
Abstract excerpt
The genetic basis of egg insertion behavior was analyzed in two Drosophila melanogaster strains (N and E strain), which were homozygous for the Slow allele of the alcohol dehydrogenase locus. The E strain had been selected for increased tolerance to ethanol. This study originated from the observation that nearly all of the eggs laid by females of the E strain were inserted, while in the control strain (N strain)...
Topics
- Alcohol Dehydrogenase
- Animals
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Oviposition
- Selection, Genetic
- Species Specificity