Article
[Phenotypic and genotypic structure of a natural Drosophila population with respect to the reaction of individuals to an increase in population density and its seasonal change].
Genetika - 1 Oct 1996
Grechanyĭ G V, Sosunova I A, Gordeeva I V, Nikitin A Ia, Ermakov E L, Pitul'ko S I
Abstract excerpt
In spring and summer, the natural population of Drosophila studied exhibited a high level of phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity with regard to change of individual fertility with an increase of density of adult flies. From spring to autumn, the level of genotypic variation decreased. In autum...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Fertility
- Genetic Heterogeneity
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Phenotype
- Population Density
- Seasons
- Sexual Maturation