Robust clines and robust sampling: a reply to Kyriacou et al.
Kyriacou et al. (2007) have questioned a number of issues with our recent paper on a lack of clinal variation in the period and clock timing genes in Drosophila melanogaster from eastern Australia. Here we show why their arguments are not valid and reiterate that clinal variation in genes and molecular markers need to be assessed on field flies collected over a brief period of time.
Weeks
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Department of Genetics, Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research (CESAR), The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia. aweeks@unimelb.edu.au
McKechnie
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Hoffmann
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D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D056926:CLOCK Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005787:Gene Frequency; D017344:Genes, Insect; D005843:Geography; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D056950:Period Circadian Proteins; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
C120526:Clk protein, Drosophila; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C539040:PER protein, Drosophila; D056950:Period Circadian Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D056926:CLOCK Proteins