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Factors Maintaining Genetic Variation for Host Preference in Drosophila

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Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics of Drosophila

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With the recognition in recent years that behavior may be the most important proximate determinant of patterns of host utilization in insects (Futuyma, 1983; Jermy, 1984), increasing efforts are being made to determine if populations harbor detectable levels of genetic variation for host-selection behavior. Such variation, it is believed, may be the raw material on which selection could bring about evolutionary changes in host usage. Because of the diversity of resources they use and the facility with which genetic analyses can be carried out, a substantial number of recent studies have focused on various species of Drosophila.

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    John Jaenike

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  1. The University of New England, Armidale, Australia

    J. S. F. Barker

  2. Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA

    William T. Starmer

  3. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

    Ross J. MacIntyre

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Jaenike, J. (1990). Factors Maintaining Genetic Variation for Host Preference in Drosophila. In: Barker, J.S.F., Starmer, W.T., MacIntyre, R.J. (eds) Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics of Drosophila . Monographs in Evolutionary Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8768-8_14

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