Evolution of Fitness in Experimental Populations of Drosophila serrata

12 November 1965

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 150 (3698) , 903-905
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.150.3698.903

Abstract

Changes which enhance adaptedness to the environment occur in experimental populations of Drosophila serrata which are acted upon by strong natural selection. The improvement is greater in hybrid than in single-strain populations because genetic variability is greater in the former.

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