Climatic selection of starvation and desiccation resistance in populations of some tropical drosophilids

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 195-202

  Parkash, Ravi ^a,c   Munjal, A K ^b  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UH   (India)

Author keywords

Body size; Climatic selection; Clinal variations; Desiccation resistance; Starvation tolerance; Tropical drosophilids

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA REPLETA; DROSOPHILIDAE; ZAPRIONUS INDIANUS;

EID: 0009922492     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1999.tb00983.x     Document Type: Article

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