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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The Genetic Architecture of Resistance to Desiccation in Populations of Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans

A McKenzie and PA Parsons

Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 27(4) 441 - 456
Published: 1974

Abstract

Populations of D. melanogaster and D. simulans from Melbourne, Vic., and Brisbane, Qld, were regularly sampled for resistance to desiccation. D. melanogaster was more resistant than D. simulans and females of each species were more resistant than males for both populations.

https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9740441

© CSIRO 1974

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