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Geographic variations of life history strategies in Drosophila melanogaster. I. Analysis of wild-caught populations.
Experimental gerontology - 1 Jan 2000
Draye X, Bullens P, Lints F A
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Life history traits--hatchability, developmental time, longevity, and egg production--of five freshly caught European populations of Drosophila melanogaster were measured under homogeneous laboratory conditions. No significant phenotypic correlations between early and late fitness could be found for the five populations at the within-population level. At the between-population level, no consistent indication of...
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