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Morphology of Drosophila Melanogaster

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The aim of the following studies is to become familiar with the life cycle and the different developmental stages of Drosophila melanogaster. Every section starts with the presentation of some morphological, developmental and biological facts. This is followed by practical studies on the morphology and developmental biology of the different developmental stages.

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  1. Institute of Toxikology, ETH and University of Zurich, Schorenstreet 16, CH-8603, Schwerzenbach, Switzerland

    Dr. sc. nat. Ulrich Graf & Prof. Dr. sc. nat. Friedrich E. Würgler

  2. Department of Genetics, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Ave., P.O. Wits, 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Prof. Ph. D. Nancy van Schaik

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  1. Dr. sc. nat. Ulrich Graf
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Graf, U., van Schaik, N., Würgler, F.E. (1992). Morphology of Drosophila Melanogaster. In: Drosophila Genetics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76805-7_2

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