Inbreeding avoidance and the genetic basis of inbreeding depression in Drosophila

This dissertation describes a study of the role of sexual selection in inbreeding avoidance and an extensive analysis of the genetics basis of inbreeding depression using species of the fruit fly <i>Drosophila</i> as model organisms. Using behaviour experiments and molecular genetic tech...

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Main Author: Ferreira, Álvaro Gil Araújo
Published: University of Cambridge 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599002