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[Phenotypic plasticity of wing size and shape in Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans].
Genetika - 1 Apr 1996
Zhivotovskiĭ L A, Imasheva A G, David Zh R, Lazebnyĭ O E, Kariu M L
Abstract excerpt
Variation of 13 morphometric wing characters in relation to temperature of development was studied in two sibling species Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans. Three principal components that accounted for 73% of variation of these characters were identified. The first component was interpreted as general wing size, while the second and third components described wing shape. Temperatures of maximal wing size...
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