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Natural populations of Drosophila willistoni collected every three months over banana baits between September, 1978 and May, 1982 at Parque de Itapuã and Parque do Turvo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, localised in different regions in terms of climate, flora and fauna, were studied with respect to the variation of their chromosomal polymorphism associated with meteorological variables and population fluctuations.
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Valente, V., Araújo, A. Chromosomal polymorphism, climatic factors, and variation in population size of Drosophila willistoni in southern Brazil. Heredity 57, 149–159 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1986.105
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