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Reproductive isolation between two species of flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum and T. freemani: variation within and among geographical populations of T. castaneum.
Heredity - 1 Feb 1994
Wade M J, Johnson N A
Abstract excerpt
Tribolium castaneum and T. freemani produce sterile hybrid progeny in reciprocal crosses. The reciprocal crosses differ significantly in the mean numbers of progeny, progeny sex ratios, hybrid male body size and male antennal and leg morphologies. These results suggest an effect of either the X chromosome or the cytoplasm on characteristics of F1 hybrids. In contrast, large X chromosome effects on morphological...
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