Genetic load in marginal populations of Drosophila subobscura.

Abstract

HereditasVolume 129, Issue 3 p. 283-286 Open Access Genetic Load in Marginal Populations of Drosophila Subobscura* Anssi Saura, Anssi Saura Department of Genetics, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorBo Johansson, Bo Johansson Department of Genetics, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorJuhani Lokki, Juhani Lokki Zoological Museum, FIN–00014 University of Helsinki, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorMaija Kohonen–corish, Maija Kohonen–corish Cancer Genetics Laboratory, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, GPO BOX 334, Canberra ACT 2601, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Anssi Saura, Anssi Saura Department of Genetics, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorBo Johansson, Bo Johansson Department of Genetics, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorJuhani Lokki, Juhani Lokki Zoological Museum, FIN–00014 University of Helsinki, FinlandSearch for more papers by this authorMaija Kohonen–corish, Maija Kohonen–corish Cancer Genetics Laboratory, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, GPO BOX 334, Canberra ACT 2601, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 06 May 2004 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-5223.1998.00283.xCitations: 6 † * We dedicate this paper to Prof. Dr. Diether Sperlich of the University of Tübingen, Germany, in recognition to his inspiring leadership in the study of D. subobscura populations. AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Ayala FJ, Serra L and Prevosti A, (1989). A grand experiment in evolution: the Drosophila subobscura colonization of the Americas. Genome 31: 246– 255. Begon M, Krimbas CB and Loukas M, (1980). The genetics of D. subobscura populations. XV. Effective size of a natural population estimated by three independent methods. Heredity 45: 335– 350. Brussard PF, (1984). Geographic patterns and environmental gradients: the central–marginal model in Drosophila revisited. Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 15: 25– 64. Desmet G, Nassimbeni P and Belli M, (1990). Transfer of radionuclides in natural and semi–natural environments. Elsevier, London & New York . Dobzhansky Th and Wright S, (1941). Genetics of natural populations. V. Relations between mutation rate and accumulation of lethals in populations of Drosophila pseudoobscura. Genetics 26: 23– 51. Dobzhansky Th, Hunter AS, Paviovsky O, Spassky B and Wallace B, (1963). Genetics of natural populations. XXXI. Genetics of an isolated marginal population of Drosophila pseudoobscura. Genetics 48: 91– 103. Garcia-Martinez J, Castro JA, Ramon M, Latorre A and Moyd A, (1998). Mitochondrial DNA haplotype frequencies in natural and experimental populations of Drosophila subobscura. Genetics 143: 1377– 1382. Gornostaev NG, (1993). New species and new records of Drosophilid flies Diptera Drosophilidae from Kazakhstan. Entomol. Rev. 71: 79– 82. Garcia-Corish M, Lokki J, Saura A and Sperlich D, (1985). The genetic load in a northern marginal population of Drosophila subobscura. Hereditas 102: 255– 258. Krimbas CB, (1992). Drosophila suboscura: Biology, genetics and inversion polymorphism. In: Inversion polymorphism in Drosophila (eds CB Krimbas and JR Powell) CRC Press, Boca Raton , p. 127– 220. Lakovaara S and Saura A, (1971). Genic variation in marginal populations of Drosophila subobscura. Hereditas 69: 77– 82. Latorre A, Hernandez C, Martinez D, Castro JA, Ramon M and Moya A, (1992). Population structure and mitochondrial DNA gene flow in Old World populations of Drosophila subobscura. Heredity 68: 15– 24. Loukas M, Krimbas CB and Sourdis J, (1979). The genetics of Drosophila subobscura populations. XII. A study of lethal allelism. Genetica 54: 197– 206. Mestres F, Pegueroles G, Prevosti A and Serra L, (1990). Colonization of America by D. subobscura: lethal genes and the problem of the 05 inversion. Evolution 44: 1564– 1568. Pfriem P and Sperlich D, (1982). Wild O chromosomes of Drosophila subobscura from different geographic regions have different effects on viability. Genetica 60: 49– 59. Saura A, Lakovaara S, Lokki J and Lankinen P, (1973). Genic variation in central and marginal populations of Drosophila subobscura. Hereditas 75: 33– 46. Saura A, Johansson B, Eriksson E and Kohonen-Corish M, (1990). Genetic load in northern populations of Drosophila subobscura. Hereditas 112: 283– 287. Sperlich D, Feuerbach-Mravlag H, Lange P, Michaelidis A and Penzos-Daponte A, (1977). Genetic load and viability distribution in central and marginal populations of Drosophila subobscura. Genetics 86: 835– 848. Townsend JI, (1952). Genetics of marginal populations of Drosophila willistoni. Evolution 6: 428– 442. Citing Literature Volume129, Issue3December 1998Pages 283-286 ReferencesRelatedInformation