Morphometrical evolution in a Drosophila clade: theDrosophila obscuragroup
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Morphometrical evolution in a Drosophila clade: the Drosophila obscura group
Five morphometrical traits (wing and thorax length, ovariole number, and thoracic and female abdomen pigmentation) were investigated in laboratory stocks of 20 species belonging to the Drosophila obscura group (subgenus Sophophora). These species originated from four biogeographical regions and represent all five of the presently recognized, taxonomic subgroups. Size-related traits (wing and th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0947-5745
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0469.2003.00195.x