Genetic and Reproductive Patterns within the Cactophilic Fly Species Drosophila pachea and their Association with Early Stages of Speciation

Drosophila pachea is a cactophilic fly that feeds and breeds exclusively in necroting tissue of the senita cactus. Based on mitochondrial DNA loci, fly populations are genetically different between the two main regions (Baja and Sonora) of the fly's distribution. A single polymorphism Y linked...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erez, Tamar
Other Authors: Walsh, Bruce J.
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2006
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195727