title: Unexplained variations in life span of the Oregon-R strain of Drosophila melanogaster over a four-year period.
abstract: The life span of samples of the Oregon-R strain of Drosophila melanogaster was observed, every fourth week, during a four-year period. Large variations, most probably non-random, were observed at both 25 and 21 degrees C. The possible causes of these variations have been searched for, yet no definite conclusion can be reached. The implications of these results for Drosaphila quantitative genetic research are stressed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génétique, Université de Louvain, Belgium.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Lints
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Lints
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bullens
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bourgois
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delincé
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male