Body size reaction norms in Drosophila melanogaster temporal stability and genetic architecture in a natural population.docVIP

and architecture in a natural population Laboratoire populations, génétique et évolution, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette cedex, France Abstract - A natural population of Drosophila melanogaster was sampled twice over a 5-year interval from the same French locality in the same season. Reaction norms of wing and thorax length and wing/thorax ratio, according to growth temperature (12-31 °C) were analysed in ten isofemale lines for each sample. Reaction norms were very similar between years, showing not only a remarkable stability of the average size but