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Plastic flies: the regulation and evolution of trait variability in Drosophila.

Fly - 1 Jan 2000

Shingleton Alexander W, Tang Hui Yuan

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Individuals within species and populations vary. Such variation arises through environmental and genetic factors and ensures that no two individuals are identical. However, it is clear that not all traits show the same degree of intraspecific variation. Some traits, in particular secondary sexual characteristics used by males to compete for and attract females, are extremely variable among individuals in a...

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PMID: 22705976
DOI: 10.4161/fly.20323

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