Seasonal variation in the frequencies of the alcohol dehydrogenase isoalleles of Drosophila: correlation with environmental factors
- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Genetics Research
- Vol. 34 (3) , 317-319
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016672300019546
Abstract
SUMMARY: Drosophila melanogaster adults were collected throughout the summers of 1976 and 1977 in Hartford, Connecticut. The frequencies of the Adh isoalleles were determined and seasonal variation demonstrated. Correlation coefficients were calculated between Adh frequencies and the seasonal variations in temperature, precipitation, relative humidity and barometric pressure. Although five correlations were significant it was concluded that these were due to chance.Keywords
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