ISSN:
1573-6857
Keywords:
inversion polymorphism
;
Drosophila buzzatii
;
longevity selection
;
size/shape-related variation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Size-related phenotypic variation among second-chromosome karyotypes inDrosophila buzzatii was examined in an Argentinian natural population. For all measured traits (thorax and wing length; wing, head and face width), this inversion polymorphism exhibited a significant and (additive) linear contribution to the phenotypic variance in newly emerged wild flies. The results suggest that only overall body size, and not body shape, is affected. as no karyotypic variation was found for any trait when the effects of differences in within-karyotype size were removed with Burnaby's method. Likewise, in an experiment of longevity selection in the wild, variation in chromosomal frequencies was verified in the direction predicted on the basis of: (i) previous studies on longevity selection for body size in the wild and (ii) the pattern of chromosomal effects we observed on size. The direction of such selection is consistent with a pattern of antagonistic selection detected in previous studies on the inversion polymorphism.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01439582
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