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Divergent selection on locomotor activity inDrosophila melanogaster. I. Selection response - Behavior Genetics

  • ️Scharloo, W.
  • ️Thu Nov 01 1979

Abstract

Selection for high and low locomotor activity has been applied in two base populations ofDrosophila melanogaster of distinct geographical origin. From each base population a high and a low line were selected, in which anesthesia was performed with ether. In addition, from one of the base populations a high line and a low line were selected under CO2 narcosis. Locomotor activity was measured in an apparatus consisting of rows of 20 tubes in a line. Heritabilitities in the base populations determined in progeny tests were approximately 10%. Divergent directional selection was successful with realized heritabilities of similar value.

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  1. Vakgroep Populatie- en Evolutiebiologie, Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands

    F. R. van Dijken & W. Scharloo

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van Dijken, F.R., Scharloo, W. Divergent selection on locomotor activity inDrosophila melanogaster. I. Selection response. Behav Genet 9, 543–553 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01067350

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  • Received: 20 September 1978

  • Accepted: 22 September 1979

  • Issue Date: November 1979

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01067350

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