Chromosomal inversion polymorphism in 2 marginal populations of the endemic Hawaiian species, Drosophila silvestris.docVIP

1 2 State New York, Division of Natural Sciences, University of Purchase, NY 10577-1400, John A Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI 96822; (Received 9 March 1995; accepted 30 August 1995) Summary - Chromosomal polymorphisms for 11 inversions from 2 demes of Drosophila silvestris from the volcano Mauna Kea, Island of Hawaii are distributed over 4 of the 5 major chromosome arms. These occur at frequencies from 2 to 70%. Seven of these inversions have been found widely distributed in other populations of this species. The 5 inversions in chromosome 4 were analyzed by a new method