title: Selection for pupation height in Drosophila melanogaster.
abstract: Divergent directional selection for high and low pupation height was practiced in D. melanogaster. A quick response was observed in the two directions of selection. This is the first time selection for low pupation sites was successful. Realized heritabilities were 18% and 13% for the high and low lines. Reciprocal crosses between divergent lines showed little or no dominance for low pupation sites. The need for a strict control of environmental factors when measuring pupation height is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Genetica, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garcia-Florez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casares
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carracedo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D011679:Pupa / Q000502:physiology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012641:Selection, Genetic