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The functional significance of amylase polymorphism in Drosophila melanogaster V. The effect of food components on amylase and α-glucosidase activity

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  1. Department of Population and Evolutionary Biology, Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    A. J. W. Hoorn & W. Scharloo

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The investigations were supported by the Foundation for Fundamental Biological Research (BION) which is subsidized by the Netherlands Organization for the Advancement of Pure Research (Z.W.O.).

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Hoorn, A.J.W., Scharloo, W. The functional significance of amylase polymorphism in Drosophila melanogaster V. The effect of food components on amylase and α-glucosidase activity. Genetica 49, 181–187 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120564

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